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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. In Chapter 47, what time do Fred and Maggie get to the cottage with Rumpus?

2. What color are Maggie's eyes?

3. In Chapter 28, what does Rumpus notice that the girl brings?

4. What type of truck does Nigel Williams have?

5. In Chapter 29 by what day has Maggie applied multiple treatments of her poultice on Rumpus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Maggie gets up to speak in Chapter 41?

2. What does Sergeant Nichols tells everyone in Chapter 49?

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

4. In Chapter 25, what does Maggie see when she checks Rumpus's paw?

5. How does Maggie figure out how to help Rumpus in Chapter 27?

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

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

8. In Chapter 47, what does Lord Foy tell Fred?

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

10. How do Maggie and Fred escape with Rumpus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harrington uses dashes and repeated letters to show readers how Maggie speaks. How does Harrington reveal the struggle Maggie has to speak? What coping mechanisms does Maggie have to deal with her speech problems?

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

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Harrington use cliffhangers in Wildoak? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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