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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 4 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of plane does Williamson think he hears?

2. What does Williamson see that makes him remember his leg?

3. Besides the flowers, what is on Williamson's bedside table?

4. What colors are the walls in the hospital room?

5. What color are the curtains in the hospital room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first person that Williamson encounters when he wakes up, and how might that character be described?

2. Describe the room where Williamson wakes up in Section 2.

3. What symbol makes an appearance in Section 2 and what could it symbolize in the text?

4. Who comes to see Williamson after the nurse, and what do they say to Williamson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the mood of the story? How does the mood shift over the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the antagonist and protagonist in the story?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main message in this story? What might Dahl have wanted his readers to consider while/after reading this?

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