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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 Jacob's father say when Jacob sees him after he has returned in Chapter 6?
2. About what does Jacob worry as he goes back through the cairn in Chapter 7?
3. What sort of dream does Horace have in Chapter 10?
4. What does Bronwyn dive down and retrieve in Chapter 10?
5. Where does it appear that Golan is trapped in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the children's quest to reach the lighthouse island in Chapter 10.
2. What happens at dinner in Chapter 6 that causes Jacob sudden panic and how do the children react?
3. What would happen if the children left the loop in their own time period?
4. Why do Jacob and Emma run desperately down the steps of the lighthouse and what do they see when they get outside?
5. What monster can enter loops? Who among the peculiars is killed in Chapter 9 and by what?
6. Why are the townspeople in Jacob's time period upset when Jacob returns in the evening in Chapter 7?
7. How does Jacob's father react when Jacob returns and how do they settle their disagreement in Chapter 6?
8. What news greets Jacob and Emma when they arrive back in 1940 in Chapter 10?
9. What do the children do when Jacob arrives back at the home the next day in Chapter 7?
10. Describe a couple of the children who Miss Peregrine introduces to Jacob in Chapter 6.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapter 1 contains the moment that divides Jacob's life into the Before and After to which he referred in the Prologue–the death of his grandfather, and Jacob's sighting of the face in the woods. Like most such Before and After moments, it marks the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another. It also marks the beginning of his journey into the truth, both of who his grandfather was and who Jacob actually is.
1. Why do you think it was necessary for Abe to die in order for this story to advance? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Discuss how the death of Jacob's grandfather was an impetus for Jacob to begin maturing. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
3. Why do you think Jacob becomes almost desperate to learn the truth about his grandfather? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children? Why or why not?
3. Choose one specific incident in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children to discuss and compare one of the characters' responses to how you think you would respond.
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