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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mole doing when the chapter starts?
(a) Polishing his silver
(b) Planting his garden
(c) Spring-cleaning his home
(d) Doing his weekly baking

2. What does Mole compare the river to?
(a) A banquet for the senses
(b) A friendly child on a sunny day
(c) A long, chattering snake
(d) A storyteller telling secrets

3. What does Badger do when he shows up?
(a) Leaves immediately after seeing Mole
(b) Tells a long story about the Wild Wood
(c) Drinks a cup of tea, then leaves
(d) Eats up all the ham sandwiches

4. What does Rat suggest doing after the accident?
(a) Getting in touch with the insurance agent
(b) Lodging a complaint with the police
(c) Demanding an apology from the driver
(d) Suing the driver for damages to the wagon

5. After a time, the seizures stop and Toad becomes:
(a) Angry
(b) Depressed
(c) Grateful
(d) Happier

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps the field-mouse from reciting his part in the play?

2. What does Rat bring with him when he meets Mole?

3. What part of Toad's sentence carried the heaviest penalty?

4. What happens when Mole goes into the Wild Woods?

5. Who is the first animal that shows up during the picnic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization does Mole make at the end of this chapter?

2. Why is Rat eager to leave Badger's house?

3. How has Mole changed after living with Rat for a few weeks?

4. Describe Toad.

5. How does Toad escape from his room?

6. What does Mole decide by the end of the chapter?

7. Why does Badger show up?

8. Why is the snowfall such a setback for Mole and Rat?

9. How does Mole get across the river?

10. Describe what Rat calls the "tricks of the forest?"

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