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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. When Maggie visited the London Zoo for the first time, what animal was she able to talk to without stuttering?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Maggie have for supper?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Rumpus eat from the trash that he does not like?

4. What color thread does Nurse Nora use to stitch Maggie's hand?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Maggie find in the freezer to take to Rumpus?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Maggie discover when she goes back to Fred's?

2. What happens when Rumpus is sleeping?

3. What rumors has Maggie heard about Granville Place?

4. What wakes Maggie in Chapter 9?

5. How does Fred help Maggie with her snails?

6. What does Arabella feed Rumpus?

7. At the end of Chapter 23, what does Fred say when Maggie tries to convince him the cat in the woods is a snow leopard?

8. What is the name of the place where Fred lives, and what is it like?

9. How does Maggie learn Rumpus's name?

10. In Chapter 10, what does Maggie get when she tries to get Rumpus out of the trap?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maggie stutters when she speaks. How does Maggie’s stuttering affect her life? How does she have to learn to deal with her stuttering?

Essay Topic 2

Dramatic irony is a literary device that highlights the difference between what characters understand about a situation and what readers know about a situation. How does Harrington use dramatic irony to create tension between what the characters suspect and what readers know about the deaths of Nigel Williams’ lambs?

Essay Topic 3

Wildoak Forest is going to be destroyed. How will the destruction of Wildoak Forest affect humans in the village and the creatures that live in the forest? What does the destruction of the forest reveal about the importance of wildlife conservation?

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