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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 color hair does Mr. Coogar have?
2. What great thing happens to children in June?
3. Where is Charles Halloway when he sees Jim and Will run by?
4. Who does the man in the suit introduce himself as?
5. What does Mr. Halloway say men despair at?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Jim and Will react differently to watching the Theater?
2. How do Jim and Will react differently to the carnival poster?
3. What does the lightning rod salesman think about the woman he sees in the shop window?
4. Why does Jim want to go back to the carousel?
5. What happens when Cooger rides on the carousel?
6. What does Mr. Halloway think is the difference between Jim and Will?
7. What does Mr. Halloway say about white hat and black hat books?
8. What shocking things do Will and Jim see when they go back to the carnival with the police?
9. What does the customer talk to Mr. Halloway about when he enters the bar?
10. What is Mr Dark's new act?
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
Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 3
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES greatly influenced modern horror. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it and discuss there similarities in terms of
a) plot
b) character
c) themes.
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