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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. Who does Jim see in the Mirror Maze?

2. What does Mr. Coogar turn into?

3. What do Will and Mr. Halloway hear?

4. What does Will try to do to stop the mirror images?

5. What has Mr. Halloway spent all day doing in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Halloway defeat the witch?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens at the end of the chapter?

9. What does Mr. Halloway draw on the bullet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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