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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 is the Otter child doing when Mole and Rat find him?

2. What does Rat pack up when he gets to his house?

3. What is Toad forced to wear on his head?

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

5. Who has taken over Toad Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Otter so worried about his son?

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

3. How is Portly persuaded to return home?

4. Why is Badger so slow and a Mole so lively?

5. In what ways are Water Rat and Sea Rat different?

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

7. Why did Sea Rat leave his farm?

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

9. How does Toad acquire a set of clothing to escape in?

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

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

Write an essay comparing Kenneth Grahame's use of language to a more modern writer. How are they different? Which one is more interesting or satisfying for the reader?

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