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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 is the Dust Witch made of?

2. What do Jim and Will see above them?

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

4. What store do Will and Jim hide near?

5. What does Mr. Halloway say Dark and Coogar thrive on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Halloway defeat the witch?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens at the end of the chapter?

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

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

9. What do Will and Jim see outside their windows?

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

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 the carnival tries to take advantage of his/her fears?

1) Jim Nightshade

2) Charles Halloway

3) Miss Foley

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Bradbury use character and setting to express these themes?

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