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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 new hobby does Toad take up by the end of the chapter?

2. How does Rat describe Toad?

3. What does Rat take with him into the woods?

4. Where does Mole live?

5. What does Mr. Toad make fun of Rat about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ends Toad's adventure in this chapter?

2. What event causes Toad to commit a crime?

3. What does Rat tell Mole about Toad Hall?

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

5. What does Rat do when he discovers that Mole is missing?

6. Why does Mole start crying?

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

8. How does Mole get across the river?

9. Why does Rat give money to one of the field mice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Kenneth Grahame use characters that animals with human characteristics? Answer this question in an essay. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the way that the author uses the senses to bring the story to life. Use quotations from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Research the author's biography. What experiences or people might have inspire Kenneth Grahame to write A Wind in the Willows?

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