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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. Toad promises to:

2. Before meeting Toad, the gaoler's daughter kept:

3. What does the gaoler's daughter's food smell like?

4. What does Badger eat when he arrives at Rat's house?

5. What do the animals eat after the attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Would Water Rat have liked a life at sea?

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

3. Why wasn't Rat home when Mole got back to their house?

4. Why did Sea Rat leave his farm?

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

6. Why is the gaoler's daughter taking care of Toad?

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

8. What does Toad do when he's alone in his room?

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

10. What does Toad find especially difficult about escaping from prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Rat and Mole have a wonderful friendship. Write an essay comparing their friendship to other friends in history or literature.

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