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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. How does Mr. Halloway stop the witch?

2. What book does Mr. Halloway threaten Mr Dark with?

3. How does Mr. Halloway want the witch to kill him?

4. What does Will ask his father to say to him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Mr. Halloway think is the carnival's method?

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

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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