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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 happens in Chapter 31?

2. Who is at the door?

3. What does Mr. Halloway tell the boys to do when they hear a knock at the door?

4. What is the weather in the morning?

5. What does Will throw at the witch's balloon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Halloway shoots the witch?

2. How does Will get Jim off the carousel?

3. What role does the witch play in Chapter 43?

4. How do Will and his father wake up Jim?

5. What does Mr. Halloway research at the library?

6. What information about the carnival does Mr. Halloway show Jim and Will?

7. How does Will destroy the witch's balloon?

8. How does Mr. Halloway break the mirrors in the Mirror Maze?

9. How does Mr. Halloway get the crowd on his side?

10. What does Mr. Halloway tell Will about being good?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Bradbury use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Away from the main character examine the way Bradbury uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1) Setting.

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

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