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

2. What does Emma say is Jacob's talent?

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

4. What does Claire's long hair conceal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What internal struggle does Jacob grapple with in the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

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

5. Why is Jacob's father almost drunk when Jacob returns to the Priest's Hole of his era?

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

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

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

9. How does Jacob's father react when Jacob returns and how do they settle their disagreement in Chapter 6?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Jacob. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Emma. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Miss Peregrine. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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