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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. Who does Jim see in the Mirror Maze?

2. What does Mr Dark think life is nothing more than?

3. Who does Mr. Halloway say wants sadness?

4. Who does Will phone in Chapter 33?

5. What does Mr. Dark say he will make Jim into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about the carnival does Mr. Halloway show Jim and Will?

2. What does Mr. Halloway tell Will about being good?

3. How does Mr. Halloway kill Mr. Dark?

4. What does Mr. Halloway draw on the bullet?

5. Why does Mr. Halloway not want Will to cry?

6. What does Mr. Halloway research at the library?

7. How do Will and his father wake up Jim?

8. How does Will get Jim off the carousel?

9. How does Mr. Halloway break the mirrors in the Mirror Maze?

10. How do Will and Jim react when they see Mr. Tetley during the parade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think people's memories of their past are accurate? Why do you think Bradbury represents past memories as potentially dangerous? Why do so many characters in the book find it so difficult to move away from their past?

Essay Topic 2

How does the carnival play on people's fears and desires? Why does Bradbury suggest that fulfilling your deepest desires can be dangerous? Do you think the characters could fulfill their desires in other ways? How do you think the characters could face up to their fears?

Essay Topic 3

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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