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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 time does Big Ben strike?
2. What does Walser think he has become?
3. What season is it in Russia?
4. What item of clothing do Fevvers' wings rip through?
5. What was the name of the person who found Fevvers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the clown's interaction with each other.
2. How does Fevvers say she got her name?
3. What changes in Fevvers character take place when she becomes the Winged Victory?
4. What ploy does Kearney come up with in book 2, chapter 7 to promote his circus?
5. In what way is class a major theme in book 2, chapter 5?
6. What do you think is the cause for Walser's confusion in book 2, chapter 6?
7. What are the reasons Fevvers wants to join Madame Screck's house.
8. What does Walser see in Fevvers dressing room?
9. Describe the chimp's act.
10. What pleases Walser about Fevvers in book, 2, chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Walser's character. What is Walser's character background? What is Walser's motivation? Why do you think Carter specifically chose Walser's character to fall in love with Fevvers?
Essay Topic 2
Carter represents a number of different cultures in her book including Shaman culture and Siberian tribal culture.
How accurate do you think Carter's representations of these cultures are? Do you think she subverts stereotypes? Are some representations more negative or positive than others?
Essay Topic 3
Night at the Circus is mostly written in the third person. Why do you think Carter chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if it was written in the first person?Why does Carter switch to a first person point of view near the end? What does this express about Fevvers? Do you think Carter had to switch to first person to express this?
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