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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 dies in Chapter 48?

2. Whose house do Will and Jim go to in Jim's dream?

3. How does Mr. Halloway stop the witch?

4. Who does Mr. Dark tell the boys to smile at?

5. What part of Will's body ages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Dark want Mr. Halloway to do for him?

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

3. What does Will tell his dad on the phone?

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

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

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

7. How does Will destroy the witch's balloon?

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

9. What role does the witch play in Chapter 43?

10. How does Will get Jim off the carousel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bradbury writes SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES in the third person. Why do you think Bradbury chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if Bradbury wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

How does Bradbury use symbolism in the novel? Why does think Bradbury uses so much symbolism? Could Bradbury be accused of overusing symbolism?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine how the carnival tries to take advantage of his/her fears?

1) Jim Nightshade

2) Charles Halloway

3) Miss Foley

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