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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the family build around the roots of the tree that supports Falconhurst?
2. Why does the narrator collect sap from the euphorbia tree?
3. In Chapter 13, "Unpleasant Tasks," what does the narrator name the new donkey colt?
4. In Chapter 14, "A Casualty," what new outpost does the family build?
5. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what creature frightens the boys enough that they send for help from their father?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the narrator explain grafting to his sons?
2. In Chapter 12, "Anniversary," how does the narrator begin the athletic competition, and what is this incident intended to demonstrate about his character?
3. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what new method of skinning animals does the narrator devise, and why does he feel it is necessary?
4. In Chapter 15, "We Explore Inland," where does the family explore for the first time and what new animal do they capture to ride, there?
5. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," what new boat do they make and what is Elizabeth's reaction?
6. At the end of Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what construction of Fritz's planning does the family finally find time to work on, and what are the details of its construction?
7. In Chapter 17, "Bounty and Peril," when the boys return from hunting, what does Jack say about hunting with the ostrich, and what is the narrator's reply?
8. In Chapter 16, "A Winged Steed," what does the narrator feel as the boys ride away on their first solo expedition?
9. In Chapter 10, "Changing Seasons," how does the family bring water to Falconhurst?
10. In Chapter 18, "Repairs and Fortifications," what do the boys find has happened at Prospect Hill, and what is their response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This book was originally composed as a series of stories and then later compiled into a novel. Write an essay in which you analyze the impact this origin has had on the book's overall structure and effect on the reader.
Essay Topic 2
What is the purpose of offering moments of humor in a didactic novel? Write an essay that evaluates the use of humor in this novel and offers a theory about the relationship of this humor to the novel's purpose as a teaching tool. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims. If you use outside resources in your discussion of the didactic novel, be sure to cite your sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Evaluate this story as a reflection of the philosophies of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Which of Rousseau's ideas are being explored in this book, and does the book seem to accurately bring these ideas to life? Be sure to cite your sources in MLA format.
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