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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. Which of the following is not something Leo Auffmann is known for?

2. Why can't any of the children or towsnpeople remember a young Mrs. Bentley?

3. Which of the following terms is an antonym for the term jubilant?

4. Who does Douglas go hiking with?

5. How are the children taken back in time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on Tom's habit of keeping statistics, what idea does Douglas implement himself?

2. What brings Douglas comfort after so many things that he loves have all changed and ended at once?

3. Why does Lena become reduced to tears after she uses the Happiness Machine that Leo built?

4. How does Helen Bentley attempt to prove to the children that she was indeed once a child?

5. Describe, in detail, the major themes focused on within this section of reading.

6. What ruins Douglas' zest for life and desire to take in every new detail?

7. What does the beating of the rugs symbolize to Douglas and Tom both?

8. How and why is Colonel Freeleigh a real time machine, though not a mechanical contraption?

9. What portion of this section of the novel is the best example of the division between the elderly and the young?

10. Describe a typical summer night for Douglas' family.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What powerful recognition does Douglas come to at the end of the novel? How is this recognition important? What does it represent in his life?

Essay Topic 2

How do characters throughout the novel use their imagination to make themselves happier? Use specific examples from the novel to support your answers. Do you believe this is a healthy way to live? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Clara and Elmira could be described as representing good and evil. Would you agree with this description? Why or why not?

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