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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 do the police send to work with Jacob?

2. From where had Abe escaped the Nazis?

3. What does Jacob discover when he arrives back at the Priest's Hole in Chapter 5?

4. What happens when Jacob sleeps?

5. What does Jacob do when he arrives back at the Home in the beginning of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jacob's father explain Abe's stories?

2. What does Jacob watch out of the window of the Home in Chapter 6?

3. How do Jacob and the other two children get to the Home and how does Emma act towards Jacob on the way?

4. What does Jacob find inside the old trunk?

5. Describe Jacob's conversation with Miss Peregrine when they meet in Chapter 6.

6. Why does Jacob run out of the Priest's Hole in Chapter 5? Who does he encounter, and what does she do?

7. How does Jacob get to his grandfather's house in Chapter 1, and what does he see along the way?

8. Where is Jacob when his grandfather calls him in Chapter 1 and what does the grandfather want?

9. What does Jacob first find during the exploration of the abandoned Home in Chapter 5?

10. How is the last leg of the journey to Cairnholm accomplished, and what do Jacob and his father see in the waters along the way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the elements of the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not? Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, end on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and whether or not it fulfills all three, two, or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, and stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Riggs chooses the symbols he does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Riggs chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss Riggs's use (or lack) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deus ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Riggs use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, and theme).

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