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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Wallace going when he saw the door in the wall for the third time?

2. What does Wallace tell Redmond is destroying him?

3. What does Wallace hold in his hand to symbolize his success to Redmond?

4. What did the door in the wall do to Wallace in the end?

5. Redmond says some will read his story and think him to be what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss both the external and internal conflicts presented in The Door in the Wall.

Essay Topic 3

What are Redmond's motives for telling Wallace's incredible story concerning the door in the wall? Do these motives make him a reliable or unreliable narrator? Does Redmond tell the story to honor his friend or to mock him?

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