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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 compare the sunset to?

2. What is the name of the area to where the outlaws take the circus folk?

3. What do the female prison escapees want the Escapee to donate?

4. Where do the Shaman sacrifice bears?

5. What part of Fevvers' body is injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the clowns performance in book 2, chapter 10.

2. Describe the character of the Escapee.

3. Why do you think Buffo cannot continue to be a clown?

4. In what way can Lizzie be seen as a business woman?

5. How does Fevvers greed blind her to her problems in book 2 chapter 11?

6. What new thoughts and characteristics does book 2, chapter 9 introduce about Fevvers?

7. Describe Fevvers condition in book 2, chapter 11.

8. What world has Walser's amnesia submerged him in?

9. What do the Siberian tribes people believe about an expecting mother?

10. What do the character do to occupy themselves on the train ride?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Fevvers and Walser.

1) What is their relationship with other circus folk?

2) What are the similarities and dissimilarities?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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