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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. How many lambs does Mabel Harris say that Nigel Williams lost in an attack in Chapter 39?

2. What type of beetle burrows into the oak in Chapter 30?

3. In Chapter 40, what is Rumpus stalking?

4. What day of the week do the patrons in the pub think they should have a village meeting in Chapter 37?

5. What does Maggie have for breakfast in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rumpus get trapped?

2. How is Maggie feeling at the beginning of Chapter 47?

3. In Chapter 31, how long does it take Maggie to calm down after a man grabs her in the forest?

4. What does Maggie's father say about school for her?

5. Where does Fred think Rumpus might find a home?

6. What does Maggie observe in Chapter 29?

7. What does a woman say about a monster when she comes to the post office in Chapter 25?

8. Why did Fred and Maggie's father argue?

9. In Chapter 47, what wakes Maggie, and what does she notice about herself and her surroundings?

10. What does Lord Foy suggest they do about the creature in the woods?

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

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the setting in Wildoak How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Rumpus struggles to find food and shelter after he is left in the forest. What is communicated about the importance of his animal instincts as he struggles to survive? Why does being born in captivity make it difficult for him to use his instincts?

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