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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 does Fevvers pose as after she grows her wings?

2. What does Fevvers offer the night watchman?

3. What two angels does Rosencreutz compare Fevvers to?

4. What was the name of the person who found Fevvers?

5. What has Colonel Kearney polished?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the brothel where Fevvers first sets up home.

2. In what way is class a major theme in book 2, chapter 5?

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

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

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

6. Describe Mignon's life story.

7. Describe Colonel Kearney and his pig Sybil.

8. Describe how Fevvers learns to fly?

9. What did Walser conclude about Fevvers before the interview?

10. What ploy does Kearney come up with in book 2, chapter 7 to promote his circus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Look at the novel's characterization. How well drawn do you think Carter's characters are? Select one of the minor characters such as Buffot the Great and discuss how much you know about his background. In what ways does Carter provide the reader with information about that character?

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