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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. Why does Willie wish he had never gone to Weirwold?

2. What name does Zach give the town where he, Tom, and Willie are vacationing?

3. At the end of Chapter 17, "the Rescue," where do Tom and Willie sleep?

4. How does Tom get Willie out of the hospital?

5. Why does Tom go to see Mrs. Fletcher after his fire-watch duty?

Short Essay Questions

1. At first, how does Zach's death affect Wiliie?

2. What kind of a project does Miss Thorne and Geoffrey put together for the first day of school, and how does this project show that these two will make a good team of teachers?

3. How does the choir respond to Mr. Tom on his first night of organ playing for the carol service?

4. Once again, there is great suspense. Describe the suspense in Chapter 17, "The Rescue."

5. What has Carrie asked of Mrs. Hartridge that is out of character for a girl of this period, and what might its effects be on the town of Weirwold.

6. What is the relationship between Zach and his parents? Why would the reader question this relationship?

7. What does Tom reveal for the first time in "The Show Must Go On"? Why does he reveal it and to whom?

8. In Chapter 14, "New Beginnings," there are a few actual new beginnings. What are they, and what changes will they bring to the lives of the characters?

9. Whose points of view are seen throughout Chapter 16, "The Search"? Explain what is seen by each.

10. Once again in this novel, two people with tragedy in their lives will come together and help each other heal. In Chapter 20, "Spooky Cott" who does Willie meet and how will their meeting help each of them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Geoffrey brought into the novel? How does he help in the healing of Willie?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the growth of the character of Tom from the beginning of the novel to the end.

Essay Topic 3

How does the behavior of Mrs. Beech affect all of the main characters of the novel?

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