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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 do Will and his father use to climb into his bedroom?

2. How does Mr. Dark stop Mr. Halloway?

3. Who does Jim see in the Mirror Maze?

4. Who does Mr. Dark tell the boys to smile at?

5. Who are the freaks bringing to the carousel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Will call the witch back to their house?

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

4. What does Mr. Dark want Mr. Halloway to do for him?

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

6. How does Mr. Dark find the boys hiding place?

7. How does Mr. Halloway kill Mr. Dark?

8. What does Will tell his dad on the phone?

9. How do Will and Jim react when they see Mr. Tetley during the parade?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Examine good and evil in the novel.

1) In what way does Jim represent neither good nor bad in the novel? How does this result in a power struggle between the carnival and Jim's friend, Will?

2) What does say about Bradbury's ideas that God and religion does not seem to hurt Mr. Dark?

3) What is Bradbury's definition of evil?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Bradbury's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book? In what ways is he like or unlike the main character?

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