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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wallace thinking of himself when he saw the door in the wall for third time?

2. How close was Wallace to the door in the wall the last time he saw it?

3. Wallace had been dining in _______________ when he and a co-worker were called back to work.

4. What is the name of Wallace's superior that he wished to have a private word with?

5. For how long has Wallace been unable to focus on his work because of his preoccupation with seeing the door?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the allegorical implications of the garden and Wallace's obsessive search for the door in the wall?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the effect the garden began to have on Wallace's life at a young age. What is the irony in the effect that his enchanted garden had on him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what the book of realities symbolizes, both in terms of Wallace's experience in the garden and the overall theme of the story.

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