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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wallace grieve for most in his life?

2. Seeing the door in the wall for the third time gave Wallace a sense of ______________ things.

3. Where was Wallace going the day he saw the door for the fourth time?

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

5. How old was Wallace when he saw the door in the wall for the third time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the following things from the garden and the significance of each to the plot of the story: the panthers; the monkey and dove; and the trees and flowers.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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