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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. Which of the animals brings up the rear?

2. Where is Otter watching for his son while Mole and Rat search?

3. Where does Toad's disguise come from?

4. The wayfarer drank wine in:

5. What do the gentlemen allow Toad to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Toad behave when he rejoins the party?

2. Why did stoats and weasels invade Toad Hall?

3. How does Water Rat know that fall is coming?

4. Why was Otter so worried about his son?

5. How does the barge woman know that Toad is a fake?

6. What do Badger and the others hear the weasels doing as they approach?

7. Why does Badger threaten to leave Toad out of the attack on Toad Hall?

8. Why did Sea Rat leave his farm?

9. From the horse's point of view, is he better or worse in his new situation?

10. How is Portly persuaded to return home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How important is music to the events in this book? Write an essay describing the uses of music and song in the book and how it contributes to the reader's experience.

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

How are the real characteristics of the animals portrayed in this story similar to their human-like characters? Write a paper comparing one of the major characters to his real-life animal.

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