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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 the name of the White's house?
2. What does Morris do when White tries to pay for the paw?
3. What does White's son dislike about his house?
4. Mrs. White chases her son around with _________.
5. Where did Morris spend much of his time during his travels?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. White want the second wish to be?
2. How does Mr. White feel about the idea of people's wishes being answered?
3. What does Mr. White do when he makes a mistake in his chess game?
4. How does Mrs. White act the morning after the wish?
5. What message does the visitor have to make clear when talking with the Whites?
6. What happens just before the first knock on the door is heard?
7. How does Mrs. White respond to the gift from the visitor?
8. How do the Whites know Morris?
9. Why has the visitor come to the White's house?
10. What happens after Mr. White makes his second wish?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There was only one setting in this book. What was this setting, and how did this singular location affect the tone and progression of this book?
Essay Topic 2
Many different characters in this plot were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?
Essay Topic 3
The visitor was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, though brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?
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