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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 the engine-driver to:

2. What do the gentlemen allow Toad to do?

3. How much does Toad get for the horse?

4. Toad asks for a ride. Where does Toad want to go?

5. Who has taken over Toad Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who finds Portly and where?

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

3. Do you think that the plan to sneak into Toad Hall will succeed? What might go wrong?

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

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

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

7. How did Mole and Badger show loyalty to Toad?

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

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

10. How is Portly persuaded to return home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the major themes in this is the conflict between adventure and home. Explore this conflict as it appears in his book.

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

What was the main cause of Toad's reformation? Was it regard for his friends, or his experiences. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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