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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 kind of flowers line the steps that suddenly appear in the garden?
2. What was on the pages of the book the woman in the garden showed Wallace?
3. What was the name of the most vocal of the schoolboys who were teasing Wallace about the garden?
4. What record is Wallace afraid will be broken if he stops at the garden the second time?
5. What was the real name of the boy at school who Wallace told about the garden?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Redmond think Wallace might have been a victim of coincidence?
2. What is the secret that Wallace reveals to Redmond during the dinner they have together?
3. What does Wallace recall seeing in the shop windows as he struggled to ignore his desire to enter the door in the wall the first time?
4. Why is Wallace punished after he tells his father about the garden?
5. Who did Wallace tell about the garden, and why?
6. What did Wallace think happened as a result of telling the other boy about the garden?
7. Why did Wallace cry himself to sleep many nights as a schoolboy?
8. What does Wallace feel as soon as he enters the garden behind the wall for the first time?
9. What was Redmond's and Wallace's relationship like during their school days?
10. When did Redmond first hear about the door in the wall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the overlying theme of the novel. Is The Door in the Wall a cautionary tale? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
How does The Door in the Wall fit into the science fiction genre? What elements of the story in particular incorporate the science fiction genre?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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