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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 does the boy say is after him?

2. How does Mr. Halloway shatter the mirrors?

3. What does Mr. Halloway think is a weapon they can use against Mr. Dark?

4. How does Will react when Mr. Dark say his mother is now a shriveled old woman?

5. What does the carnival look for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Halloway get the crowd on his side?

2. What happens when Mr. Halloway shoots the witch?

3. How does Will destroy the witch's balloon?

4. What do Will and Jim see outside their windows?

5. How does Mr. Halloway break the mirrors in the Mirror Maze?

6. Why does Mr. Halloway not want Will to cry?

7. How does Mr. Halloway kill Mr. Dark?

8. How does Mr. Halloway defeat the witch?

9. What does Mr. Dark want Mr. Halloway to do for him?

10. How does Will call the witch back to their house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Bradbury's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Bradbury's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

In 1983 SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES was made into a film starring Jason Robards. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 25 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES greatly influenced modern horror. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it and discuss there similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

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