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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. Redmond later reconsiders Wallace's story as he drinks what?

2. Wallace told his story to Redmond to defend himself against what?

3. How long after having dinner with Redmond did Wallace die?

4. What was the overwhelming and unfamiliar feeling Wallace experienced in the garden?

5. What kind of creature hopped onto Wallace's shoulder as he toured the garden for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflicting emotions does Wallace feel the first time he sees the door in the wall?

2. What does Wallace confess to Redmond that his life has become?

3. Did Wallace see the garden again during his schoolboy days?

4. How does the door in the wall betray Wallace in the end?

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

6. What is Wallace's first thought when he sees the door in the wall for the second time?

7. What role has the door in the wall played in Wallace's career?

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

9. What happens the second time Wallace comes upon the door in the wall?

10. What was Redmond's and Wallace's relationship like during their school days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the young girl and the playmates Wallace finds in the garden. What do they represent that is missing from Wallace's life?

Essay Topic 2

How did Wallace first come across the door in the wall? Discuss in detail the circumstances of the subsequent times he found the door and why he never entered the garden again.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Wallace's relationships with the real people in his life. Compare those relationships with how he felt about the people in the garden.

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