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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 time does Rumpus hear a rustling sound at the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. What does Maggie do to get Rumpus's attention in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Rumpus smell in a truck?

4. In Chapter 23, what is the date of the letter Maggie writes her mother?

5. What does Rumpus chase but not catch in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rumpus do when Maggie brings him steak in Chapter 20?

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

4. In Chapter 16, what does Rumpus feel and see when he wakes?

5. What trouble is Rumpus having with his paw in Chapter 24?

6. What creatures does Maggie keep in her room?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Maggie do when she finds an oak in the forest?

8. How does Fred help Maggie with her snails?

9. What does Rumpus have to eat at the end of Chapter 16?

10. How does Rumpus get hurt in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Arabella is very upset when Rumpus trashes her apartment. Why is Arabella upset? Why are her expectations for his behavior not grounded in reality?

Essay Topic 2

In Wildoak, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Fred and Vince had an argument and do not speak to one another. Why did Fred and Vince argue? What is revealed about Vince through his fractured relationship with Fred?

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