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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 the boy say is after him?

2. Who dies in Chapter 48?

3. Who is at the door?

4. Where does the five-year-old boy drop his gum?

5. What instrument does Mr. Halloway play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Mr. Halloway not want Will to cry?

8. How does Mr. Halloway defeat the witch?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the carnival play on people's fears and desires? Why does Bradbury suggest that fulfilling your deepest desires can be dangerous? Do you think the characters could fulfill their desires in other ways? How do you think the characters could face up to their fears?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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