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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Wallace saw the door in the wall for the third time, he was riding in what?

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

3. Wallace walked all the way from what location on the night of his death?

4. What is the hoarding on the high road that Redmond refers to in Part 4?

5. How many times did Wallace see the door in the wall when he was a young man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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