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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has a hard time understanding what happened to Herbert?

2. How is the visitor dressed?

3. In what does Mrs. White put her hope?

4. What is Mr. White reluctant to accept when he hears of his son's injury?

5. Whom does Mrs. White have to pay the morning after the wish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

How do the Whites differ in response to their son's death?

Essay Topic 3

What changes occur in the relationship between the Whites, and what causes these changes?

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