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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 attraction does Miss Foley go to?

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

3. What kind of books does Mr. Halloway recommend to the two children?

4. What happens to the merry-go-round when Will flicks the switch?

5. What is Charles Halloway's job at the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Will and Jim turn Mr. Cooger into a 130-year-old man?

2. What does Mr. Halloway see when he steps out of the bar?

3. What does Miss Foley say she saw in the Mirror Maze?

4. What does the lightning rod look like?

5. Why does Jim want to go back to the carousel?

6. What does the customer talk to Mr. Halloway about when he enters the bar?

7. What does Mr. Halloway see in the shop window on the way back from work?

8. What is strange about the carnival and its people?

9. What is strange about the carousel?

10. What does Mr. Halloway say about white hat and black hat books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Bradbury's representation of carnival people and their lives.

1) How are carnival people's lives and beliefs different from average people's beliefs?

2) Why does Bradbury represent carnival people as evil?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Bradbury use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

How does the carnival play on people's fears and desires? Why does Bradbury suggest that fulfilling your deepest desires can be dangerous? Do you think the characters could fulfill their desires in other ways? How do you think the characters could face up to their fears?

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