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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. Where does Jacob discover a box of letters and photos that pertain to Emma and Abe's relationship?

2. How does Jacob react to the sound of planes?

3. What does Jacob tell his father he is going to do today in Chapter 7?

4. Who is waiting for Jacob when he returns to the Home in Chapter 7?

5. Who takes Jacob back to the Old Man's Cairn in in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the children's quest to reach the lighthouse island in Chapter 10.

2. Why is Miss Peregrine angry with Jacob when he returns to the Home in Chapter 8?

3. Who are several more of the children Jacob meets in Chapter 7?

4. What would happen if the children left the loop in their own time period?

5. Why does Miss Avocet say she is at the Home in Chapter 9?

6. What happens at dinner in Chapter 6 that causes Jacob sudden panic and how do the children react?

7. What does Miss Peregrine do to help Jacob fit in to the children's home?

8. How does Jacob make his first monster kill?

9. How do the emotions between Emma and Jacob intensify in Chapter 8?

10. What does Jacob realize is true about his "peculiarity" in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Give a brief biographical sketch of Ransom Riggs.

2. What in Riggs's background may have helped him in writing Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Riggs chooses the symbols he does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Riggs chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss Riggs's use (or lack) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deus ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Riggs use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, and theme).

Essay Topic 3

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, end on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and whether or not it fulfills all three, two, or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, and stimulate thought? Why or why not?

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