Question 1

In Chapter 6, what is the 'The Pit' that Danny's father describes to him?

Accepted Answer

A deep hole dug in the ground to catch pheasant poachers

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A natural cave where the pheasants hide at night

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A large mud puddle at the bottom of the hill

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An old well used for drinking water at the filling station

Question 2

How does Danny feel when he wakes up at 2:10 a.m. and realizes his father has not yet returned from the woods?

Accepted Answer

He is frightened and worried that something has happened

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He is excited to go out and play by himself

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He is angry that his father left without him

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He is sleepy and decides to go back to bed immediately

Question 3

What does Danny decide to do when his father does not return home by three o'clock in the morning?

Accepted Answer

He decides to drive the Baby Austin car to Hazel's Wood to find him

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He stays in the caravan and waits until the sun comes up

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He tries to call his father on the telephone in the office

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He walks to the nearest police station to ask for help

Question 4

Why did Danny's father tell him about the 'Keepers' Pits'?

Accepted Answer

To warn him about how dangerous and cruel Mr. Hazell's gamekeepers could be

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To teach him how to build a shelter in the woods

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To show him where to hide his poaching equipment

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To explain where the pheasants go to sleep at night

Question 5

What specifically makes the keepers' pits so difficult for a poacher to see at night?

Accepted Answer

They are covered with thin sticks and a layer of leaves and earth

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They are located inside small wooden sheds

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They are painted bright green to blend in with the grass

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They are hidden behind large, thick brick walls

Question 6

When Danny is driving the Baby Austin to find his father, why does he choose to drive with the car's headlights turned off?

Accepted Answer

He is afraid that the police or a gamekeeper might see the lights and stop him

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The headlights on the old car were broken and would not turn on

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He wanted to save the car's battery so it wouldn't run out of power

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He found it easier to see the stars and the moon without the lights on

Question 7

What does Danny realize about the distance between his feet and the pedals while he is driving the Baby Austin?

Accepted Answer

He can only reach the pedals if he sits on the very edge of the seat

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He is tall enough to reach them easily from the back seat

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He has to use long wooden sticks to push the pedals down

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He is too short to reach them at all and has to steer while standing

Question 8

When Danny arrives at the edge of the woods and calls out for his father, what sound does he eventually hear coming from the ground?

Accepted Answer

A faint, distant voice calling his name from inside a pit

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The loud barking of the gamekeepers' dogs

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A car engine starting up in the distance

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The sound of a pheasant flapping its wings in a tree

Question 9

What does Danny use to help him see into the darkness of the deep pit once he finally finds his father?

Accepted Answer

An electric torch

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The car's headlights

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A lit candle

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A box of matches

Question 10

Why was Danny's father unable to climb out of the pit by himself?

Accepted Answer

He had broken his ankle and the walls of the pit were too steep

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He had fallen asleep and didn't realize where he was

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The pit was covered with a heavy iron lid he could not lift

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He was tied up with a rope by the gamekeepers

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