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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. In Edward the Conqueror, Louisa gets upset with her husband for ___________.

2. In The Last Act, how long have the Coopers been married?

3. In Galloping Foxley, what does Foxley do to make Perkins hate him?

4. In William and Mary, what disease does William get?

5. In Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat, why does the Colonel buy Mrs. Bixby the coat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William from Dip in the Pool die?

2. In the Last Act, what causes Anna to go insane?

3. In Genesis and Catastrophe, what does Klara's husband say when his baby is born?

4. What happens to Georgy Porgy after he is kissed?

5. In The Champion of the World, how does Claud go about poaching pheasants?

6. In My Lady Love, My Dove, how does Pamela overhear some bad statements about herself?

7. In the Visitor, what horrible discovery does Cornelius make the morning after his love affair?

8. What does The Great Automatic Grammatizator do?

9. Where does Lady Turton in Neck get stuck, and how does she get free?

10. In Lamb to the Slaughter, why does Mary kill her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death is an integral part of a number of these stories. What are some of the most significant instances of death, and how does it change the course of the plot in those stories?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and empathy are themes present in a number of these stories. What are some of the best examples of these themes, and how did the presence of these themes affect the outcome of those stories?

Essay Topic 3

Many of these stories centered around war. What were some of the different perspectives given, and how did the theme of war affect the tone of the stories?

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