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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 Jacob realize about the murder in Chapter 10?

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

3. Who sends Emma a photograph of a child named Susie?

4. Who is able to see the hollowgast?

5. What does Jacob say about Abe's death in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What news do Hugh and Fiona have for Jacob and Emma when the two return to the beach in Chapter 9?

6. What do the children do when Jacob arrives back at the home the next day in Chapter 7?

7. Why can't Jacob's father or Miss Peregrine help Jacob solve his dilemma in Chapter 10?

8. How is it apparent that there may be a budding romance between Jacob and Emma in Chapter 7?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter 1 contains the moment that divides Jacob's life into the Before and After to which he referred in the Prologue–the death of his grandfather, and Jacob's sighting of the face in the woods. Like most such Before and After moments, it marks the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another. It also marks the beginning of his journey into the truth, both of who his grandfather was and who Jacob actually is.

1. Why do you think it was necessary for Abe to die in order for this story to advance? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss how the death of Jacob's grandfather was an impetus for Jacob to begin maturing. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Jacob becomes almost desperate to learn the truth about his grandfather? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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

Irony is a literary device that serves many purposes. Irony can be employed for comedic results or to develop tension in a story. Discuss the following:

1. How are dramatic, verbal, and situational irony defined?

2. What are examples of irony in the novel? What types of irony are these examples?

3. In the examples above, discuss the purpose of irony. Does this example create tension, evoke humor, etc.?

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