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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. When do Tarby and Lewis decide to raise the dead in Chapter Four?
2. What do Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman think about how Lewis acts in Chapter Four?
3. What do the three characters play together in Chapter One?
4. What does Lewis start doing to prepare for the resurrection in Chapter Four?
5. Which tomb do Lewis and Tarby decide to resurrect in Chapter Four?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lewis say he will do in Chapter Four in an attempt to keep Tarby’s interest? What does he plan with Tarby and how does he carry out this plan?
2. What is Uncle Jonathan doing when he walks at night as said in Chapter Two? Why is he doing this?
3. How do Lewis and Tarby become friends in Chapter Three? What does Lewis want to do for Tarby?
4. What does Lewis hear when he is up reading a book at night in Chapter One? What does he see when he goes to investigate?
5. Why does Uncle Jonathan have so many clocks as he tells Lewis in Chapter Two? How does this relate to the previous owners of the mansion?
6. How does Tarby act after the magic in Chapter Three? Why does this make Lewis afraid?
7. How does Uncle Jonathan explain to Lewis that magic works in Chapter Two? How is this different than Lewis’ previous idea?
8. What does Lewis do when he gets home in Chapter Five? What does he dream about that night?
9. What happens when the moon disappears in Chapter Three? What does Lewis realize he can hear?
10. What happens when Lewis completes the spell in Chapter Five? What do he and Tarby do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tension and suspense are vital to creating a mystery novel that keeps the reader turning the pages. How do the moments of tension in the novel use gothic themes to increase their fear factor? Write three pages with at least four textual examples.
Essay Topic 2
The repetition of motifs and symbols has deep roots in the Gothic tradition. What motifs and symbols are in the novel? And what genres of the Gothic are these connected to? Write three pages with at least four textual examples.
Essay Topic 3
Think about the trio of Lewis, Uncle Jonathan, and Mrs. Zimmerman. Who are their characters individually and how do they work together as a complete whole in the novel? As Lewis has recently lost his family, how do the residents of Barnavelt’s Folly create a new family dynamic? Write three pages with four textual examples.
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