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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 does Miss Peregrine have Jacob wear after his bath in Chapter 6?

2. Who is murdered in Cairnholm in Chapter 10?

3. What have Miss Peregrine and the children prepared for Jacob in Chapter 7?

4. About what does Jacob warn his father in Chapter 9?

5. Who kidnaps Miss Peregrine and Miss Avocet in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What strangeness does Jacob notice when he wakes in the morning in Chapter 8?

3. Why do Jacob and Emma run desperately down the steps of the lighthouse and what do they see when they get outside?

4. What is Emma's reaction when she finds Jacob looking over the letters between her and Abe, and how does this confrontation make Jacob leery of Emma's advances?

5. What monster can enter loops? Who among the peculiars is killed in Chapter 9 and by what?

6. Describe a couple of the children who Miss Peregrine introduces to Jacob in Chapter 6.

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

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

9. What is wrong with Victor in Chapter 8 and what does his sister want Enoch to do about it?

10. Why are the townspeople in Jacob's time period upset when Jacob returns in the evening in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The characters of a story serve as its backbone. Characters can be protagonists, antagonists, foils, or anti-heroes. Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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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