Nights at the Circus Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Nights at the Circus Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Fevver lying on top of in the basket?
(a) Marbles
(b) A football
(c) Feathers
(d) Broken egg shells

2. Why is Walser concerned that Buffo might not be able to perform?
(a) He is drunk
(b) He has been beaten up
(c) He has sprained his ankle
(d) He is high

3. What kind of hat does the female chimp bring for Walser?
(a) A woolly hat
(b) A jester's hat
(c) A burberry cap
(d) A student's cap

4. What does Walser sign up for in this chapter?
(a) Save the bird petition
(b) A circus
(c) The army
(d) Unemployment

5. What kind of weapon does Ma Nelson five Fevvers to go with her new image?
(a) An axe
(b) A spear
(c) A sword
(d) A dagger

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fevvers say Madame Schreck does not part easily with?

2. What is Walser currently unable to do?

3. Who do Fevvers' captors work for?

4. What is Fevvers doing when a woman comes to the Battersea home looking for her?

5. What is Fevver's favorite flower?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does book 2, chapter 3 mark a transition in the relationship between Fevvers and Walser?

2. Describe Colonel Kearney and his pig Sybil.

3. Describe the chimp's act.

4. What new element does Madame Schreck bring to the story?

5. How does Fevvers escape from Rosencreutz?

6. What is the real reason Walser has come to interview Fevvers?

7. For what reasons are the Charivaris jealous of Fevvers?

8. What changes in Fevvers character take place when she becomes the Winged Victory?

9. What do you think is the cause for Walser's confusion in book 2, chapter 6?

10. In what way do you think Walser's decision to sign up for the circus was an important one to make?

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