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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. To whose house does the sheriff invite the boys to dinner?

2. What is Herk Avery's position in town?

3. What does Mayor Thorin buy for Susan in this section?

4. Who does Jonas want to manipulate into giving him information?

5. What does Rhea send Susan to fetch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the ranchers and Rimer talk about in the Traveller's Rest?

2. What does Susan want to do to her aunt when she sees her sitting in her rocker?

3. What does Jonas think will happen to the Big Coffin Hunters if he is wrong?

4. Describe Will and Susan's meeting at the Drop.

5. How do the ranchers and the Big Coffin Hunters deal with Susan in this section?

6. What do the Gunslingers see in the reception room of the castle?

7. What is Farson's plan to deal with the gunslingers?

8. Why does Roland not want Cuthbert to send for help?

9. How does Susan arrange to meet Roland at the orange grove?

10. Why does Roland decide against dealing with the intruder in the bunkhouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

WIZARD AND GLASS is part of the fantasy genre.

1. What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2. In what way did the WIZARD AND GLASS help to set the template for similar books? Do modern books still use the ideas the author uses in WIZARD AND GLASS?

Essay Topic 3

The author wrote WIZARD AND GLASS in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

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