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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 alerts Mr. Dark to the fact that Will and Jim are under the iron grille?

2. What happens in Chapter 31?

3. What does Mr. Dark blow smoke at?

4. What does Mr. Halloway tell the boys to do when they hear a knock at the door?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Will get Jim off the carousel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bradbury writes SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES in the third person. Why do you think Bradbury chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if Bradbury wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Bradbury's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Bradbury's style give to the story?

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