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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 stands in the center of the prison settlement?

2. Who does the outlaw leader want Fevvers to talk to?

3. Who is jealous of Fevvers?

4. What kind of animal does the Shaman own?

5. On what part of his body has Walser suffered an injury?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why have the outlaws been banished?

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

3. In what way is freedom a major theme in book 3, chapter 4?

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

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

6. How is the concept of space and time explored in this chapter?

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

8. Describe Maestro's story.

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

10. What does Fevvers discover about Walser in book 3, chapter 10?

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

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 3

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?

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