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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 is Rumpus caught in Chapter 42?

2. How long does Fred tell Maggie to sleep in Chapter 43 before they try to rescue Rumpus?

3. In Chapter 42, where does Rumpus slip away to after he hears the humans whispering to one another?

4. In Chapter 47, what does Maggie do after Rumpus gets sick?

5. In Chapter 30, what bird flits between the trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Fred and Maggie build a cage for Rumpus?

2. What do Maggie's parents notice when she greets them in Chapter 47?

3. What does Maggie bring Rumpus in Chapter 38, and how does he respond?

4. What does Maggie observe in Chapter 29?

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

6. How does Rumpus spend his day in Chapter 36?

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

8. How does Rumpus get trapped?

9. Where does Maggie find Rumpus in Chapter 45, and how does she have to change the plan?

10. How do Maggie and Fred escape with Rumpus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harrington reveals Maggie’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Wildoak help Maggie mature and grow in the novel?

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

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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