Something Wicked This Way Comes

Which statement does NOT express one of the themes in Something Wicked This Way Comes?

• Always put yourself first.

• It is fruitless to pursue the things you want because you’ll never be satisfied.

• The ability to accept oneself is a quality that people must develop.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What happened to Jim after he got back on the Carousel?

• Will begged him to get off the carousel so he did but it was too late; he was already much older
• He rode it until he was 20 years old
• Will begged him to get off the carousel but he refused and ended up falling off and was blinded temporarily 

Will believes Jim is dead. What does his dad suggest they do?

• Dance and laugh
• Take the body back to town
• Put Jim's body back on the carousel 

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Mr. Dark asks the Dust Witch, “has the clocked stopped?” What did he mean?

• Mr. Dark is suggesting the end the carnival for the night
• Mr. Dark is asking if she killed Charles Halloway
• Mr. Dark is asking if the town clock is broken

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Mr. Dark tells Jim if Mr. Cooger does not survive, he will turn Jim older and have him become his business partner for the carnival. Mr. Dark then goes on to tell Will that____________________?

• He will turn him into a baby for The Dwarf to play with. 
• He will turn him into a toddler and make The Skeleton Man his new father. 
• He will turn him into an attraction called, “The Oldest Man in the World” after making him ride the carousel 100 times around. 

Life is nothing but what, according to Mr. Dark?

• Sadness

• Coincidences

• Tragedies

• Fleeting happy moments

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Charles Halloway tell the boys that people are most afraid of?

• Death

• The unknown

• The afterlife

• The Carnival

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Who does the Carnival feed on, according to Charles Halloway?

• The children

• The desperate people

• The elderly

• Those without religious faith

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How far back does the Carnival's arrival go back?

• 1942

• 1812

• 1809

• 1846

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Will believes that being good means what?

• Being strong

• Being religious

• Being happy

• Being moral

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6