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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 Miss Foley telephone?

2. Who does the man in the suit introduce himself as?

3. What does Will think that Mr. Coogar wants them to do?

4. What does Will think really worries his father?

5. What do people see through the window of the fifth house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jim and Will react differently to watching the Theater?

2. How does Jim react when he enters the Mirror Maze?

3. How do Jim and Will react differently to meeting Robert?

4. What are Jim and Will's feelings about the Mirror Maze?

5. What strange things happen as Jim and Will walk through town?

6. What is Mr Dark's new act?

7. What happens when Cooger rides on the carousel?

8. What do Will and Jim think about the boy they see run into Miss Foley's house?

9. What does Mr. Halloway think is the difference between Jim and Will?

10. What does Mr. Halloway see in the shop window?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Bradbury's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Bradbury's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think people's memories of their past are accurate? Why do you think Bradbury represents past memories as potentially dangerous? Why do so many characters in the book find it so difficult to move away from their past?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does Bradbury express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

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