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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 does Douglas' father speak about the wonders of?
2. Why does Douglas' sense of excitement become lackluster when he is with his friends?
3. What does the time machine turn out to be?
4. In what state does this novel take place?
5. How many days does Leo spend working on the Happiness Machine?
Short Essay Questions
1. What new revelation does Douglas come to by dividing up his summer?
2. Based on Tom's habit of keeping statistics, what idea does Douglas implement himself?
3. Which brother seems more like the father and in what way do they seem to be the same?
4. How does Helen Bentley attempt to prove to the children that she was indeed once a child?
5. How and why is Colonel Freeleigh a real time machine, though not a mechanical contraption?
6. In what ways was the fact that change is difficult for children reinforced in this section of the novel?
7. How do Tom's fears come to surround him, make him feel, and expand into his imagination?
8. Describe, in detail, the major themes focused on within this section of reading.
9. What is Leo having a difficult time resolving in his own mind that he discusses albeit briefly with Douglas?
10. Why does Lena become reduced to tears after she uses the Happiness Machine that Leo built?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the themes of fear and death developed throughout the novel? Use specific examples from the text to support your statements. Do you believe the author does a good job at developing these themes? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Generation gaps are explored throughout the novel. In what way is this important to the understanding of the characters of this novel? How do you personally relate to members of your own family who are from other generations? Use specific examples.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you believe Douglas is the only child disturbed by the events of the Lonely One's last murder? What do you think the purpose of including such a character in the novel was? Do you believe the character was developed enough, too much or not enough? Support your answer with information from the text.
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