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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 title of Walser's article?
2. What does Walser compare Fevvers' room to?
3. Why are the tigers on edge in this chapter?
4. Why is Fevvers jealous of Walser?
5. What is the woman's name who comes to talk to Fevvers?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way has greed been an important theme in this novel so far?
2. What imagery does Carter use to describe the ice cream shop?
3. How does Schreck try to dupe Fevers out of her fair share?
4. What does Rosencreutz tell Fevvers during the meal?
5. How does Fevvers say she got her name?
6. What does Walser see in Fevvers dressing room?
7. Describe the clown's interaction with each other.
8. What is the real reason Walser has come to interview Fevvers?
9. How does Fevvers escape from Rosencreutz?
10. Describe how Fevvers learns to fly?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A Night at the Circus is written in three parts. Examine the structure of the novel.
1) In what way does the first part show the importance of a child's upbringing.
2) What are the main themes of the second part of the novel?
3) How does Walser find himself in the final part of the novel? How was this theme of Walser finding himself developed in the other two sections?
Essay Topic 2
Look at the novel's plot.
1) Identify the main plot points of the story. How do they work towards a final resolution?
2) How does Carter use character to further the plot?
3) How does Carter use dialogue to further the plot.
Essay Topic 3
Examine Carter's writing style. How would you describe Carter's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Carter's style give to the story? Can you detect a distinct personality with her style?
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