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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 brought Wallace home after his first visit to the garden?

2. What was the occupation of Wallace's father?

3. Redmond later reconsiders Wallace's story as he drinks what?

4. What color was the door in the wall?

5. What did Wallace pray for every night as a young child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the deep mystery about Wallace that Redmond refers to at the end of the story?

2. What kind of child was Wallace?

3. What is the difference for Wallace when he sees the door the second time?

4. What happens the second time Wallace comes upon the door in the wall?

5. How is Wallace successful in his life?

6. What conflicting emotions does Wallace feel the first time he sees the door in the wall?

7. Did Wallace see the garden again during his schoolboy days?

8. What does Wallace think is strange about coming across the door as he was on his way to a girl's house one day?

9. What does Wallace feel from the people in the garden?

10. Who did Wallace tell about the garden, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the real people in Wallace's life with the people he saw in the garden. In particular, examine Wallace's relationship with his father, girlfriends, and co-workers. Who are the counterparts to these relationships in the garden?

Essay Topic 2

What does Redmond mean when he says that Wallace is "the possessor of an inestimable privilege or the victim of a fantastic dream"?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the following things from the garden and the significance of each to the plot of the story: the panthers; the monkey and dove; and the trees and flowers.

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