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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. What is something Uncle Oggie tells Jacob about the Home?

2. Who is Abe?

3. Why doesn't Jacob open the trunk right away?

4. How does Abe take it when Jacob says he no longer believes Abe's stories?

5. What does Jacob notice about one of his grandfather's neighbors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jacob's conversation with Miss Peregrine when they meet in Chapter 6.

2. What does Emma do to ensure Jacob's escape from the village people in Chapter 5?

3. Describe Jacob's conversation with Martin Pagett's Uncle Oggie.

4. What photographs does Abe show Jacob, and what does Jacob come to believe about Abe's stories?

5. How do Jacob's parents try to calm Jacob after his grandfather’s death and what does he think of the effort?

6. Why does Jacob run out of the Priest's Hole in Chapter 5? Who does he encounter, and what does she do?

7. What does Jacob say about how his life has changed in the Prologue?

8. How does Jacob open the locked trunk he finds in Chapter 5?

9. What does Jacob watch out of the window of the Home in Chapter 6?

10. What does Miss Peregrine say about ymbrynes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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