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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. How many times did Wallace find the door in the wall while he was a schoolboy?

2. Who does Wallace walk around the garden with the first time?

3. What was the name of the school that Redmond and Wallace attended together?

4. What kind of creatures did Wallace see upon entering the door the first time?

5. The garden made such an impression on Wallace because he was a __________ little boy.

Short Essay Questions

1. In the end, what does Redmond believe about the existence of the door in the wall?

2. Why did Wallace cry himself to sleep many nights as a schoolboy?

3. What did Wallace think happened as a result of telling the other boy about the garden?

4. Where is Wallace's body found?

5. Why does Wallace think he made the right decision to NOT stop and enter the door the third time he sees it?

6. What does a woman that Wallace knew once tell Redmond about him?

7. Why doesn't Wallace enter the door the second time?

8. What kind of child was Wallace?

9. What does Redmond think the green door may have really been?

10. When did Redmond first hear about the door in the wall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the overlying theme of the novel. Is The Door in the Wall a cautionary tale? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What does Redmond mean when he says that Wallace is "the possessor of an inestimable privilege or the victim of a fantastic dream"?

Essay Topic 3

How does The Door in the Wall fit into the science fiction genre? What elements of the story in particular incorporate the science fiction genre?

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