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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. From what point of view is Blow told from?

2. Who does the narrator in Blow live with?

3. From what point of view is Lust told?

4. What is the name of the party host in Sparks?

5. What does Harry excuse himself during lunch to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nicholas.

2. What is the purpose of the narrator's first person perspective in Blow?

3. How does Ellen feel the morning after the party?

4. What is the difference between men and women in Lust?

5. Why does the narrator of Lust go on dates?

6. Describe the concluding scene in Lunch with Harry.

7. Why is Lil an unreliable narrator?

8. Describe a symbol from the story City Night.

9. Why is the first person perspective important in the story Sparks?

10. Describe Emma from Lunch with Harry.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Susan Minot vague on purpose? In what way does being vague allow the reader to imagine more than they would had all the details been provided to them? What elements in Minot's stories are vague?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author write about unlikable characters? What makes the characters particularly unlikable? Analyze at least three different characters and determine why they are unlikable.

Essay Topic 3

What significance does Susan Minot put on tone? What tones are used in the stories, and how is this tone created? Write about three stories and the tone used in them.

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