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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 Fevvers drink at her dinner with the Duke?

2. What does Fevvers call Lizzie?

3. What does the Duke offer Fevvers a drink of?

4. Who is the ice sculpture modeled after?

5. What does the Duke use to spell Fevvers first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carter express Walser's gradual character transition in book 3, chapter 3?

2. What does Lizzie state is her opinion is of Walser in book 3, chapter 1?

3. What does Fevvers discover about Walser in book 3, chapter 10?

4. What new thoughts and characteristics does book 2, chapter 9 introduce about Fevvers?

5. What differences does book 3, chapter 7 highlight between Lizzie and Fevvers?

6. Describe the clowns performance in book 2, chapter 10.

7. What do the character do to occupy themselves on the train ride?

8. Why have the outlaws been banished?

9. In what way do the elephants express their concept of freedom in book 3, chapter 2?

10. Describe the women's prison camp.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A Night at the Circus is written in three parts. Examine the structure of the novel.

1) In what way does the first part show the importance of a child's upbringing.

2) What are the main themes of the second part of the novel?

3) How does Walser find himself in the final part of the novel? How was this theme of Walser finding himself developed in the other two sections?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Fevvers and Walser.

1) What is their relationship with other circus folk?

2) What are the similarities and dissimilarities?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

Essay Topic 3

Critically examine the negative and positive points of Nights at the Circus. Is it an accurate portrayal of late 19th century life? Does it have dramatic impact? Are the characters well drawn?

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