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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 Jim tell his mother he never wants?

2. What is the man's suit made out of?

3. What does Mr. Halloway think that Jim will always see coming?

4. Why does Will decide to stay at the carnival?

5. Where does Will find Jim when he disappears?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Jim and Will react differently to the carnival poster?

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

4. What shocking things do Will and Jim see when they go back to the carnival with the police?

5. How do Jim and Will react differently when Robert invites them to come to the carnival with him?

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

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

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

9. How does the salesman find out whose house the storm will hit?

10. What is Mr Dark's new act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the differences between Jim and Will.

1) What are the main differences between Will and Jim? Why do they stay friends when they are so many differences between them?

2) How do you think both Will and Jim will grow up? Why or why not would their friendship continue into adulthood?

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