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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. Who does Fevvers send her money to?

2. What part of America is the Colonel from?

3. Why is Fevvers jealous of Walser?

4. What does Rosencreutz say is the secret of youth?

5. What kind of act does Fevvers have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Fevvers learns to fly?

2. In what way has greed been an important theme in this novel so far?

3. What does Rosencreutz tell Fevvers during the meal?

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

5. What pleases Walser about Fevvers in book, 2, chapter 8?

6. What does Fevver do during her first seven years at the brothel

7. Describe Mignon's life story.

8. How does Fevvers say she got her name?

9. Describe Colonel Kearney and his pig Sybil.

10. In what way is does book, chapter 3 center around the female characters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Carter was a feminist. Using two examples from the novel discuss the ways the story reflects Carter's political ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Using examples to support your argument discuss the following statement. In order to promote the role the woman plays in the book, Carter feminizes the male character or makes them emotionally weak.

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