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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 are the names of Georgeann and Shelby’s two children in “The Retreat”?

2. Nancy and Jack have been married almost how long in “Lying Doggo”?

3. What is Sabrina’s last name in “A New-Wave Format”?

4. When Joe arrives for dinner in “Graveyard Day,” Waldeen tells him Holly is mad because she won’t make what?

5. What is the name of the man that Ruby is seeing in “Third Monday”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Grover Cleveland described in the beginning of “Lying Doggo”?

2. What does Georgeann’s mother warn her of when Georgeann marries Shelby Pickett in “The Retreat”?

3. How is Nancy’s wedding described in “Nancy Culpepper”?

4. How is Ruby’s relationship with Buddy described in “Third Monday”?

5. How is Georgeann’s senior prom described in “The Retreat”?

6. How is Sabrina Jones described in “A New-Wave Format”?

7. How are Ishmael and its owner described in “The Ocean”?

8. How is the U.S.S. Shaw described in “The Ocean”?

9. Why has Mary agreed to stay in her parents’ house in “Residents and Transients”? How does she feel about this setting?

10. How are Nancy’s husband and son described in “Nancy Culpepper”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Sandra in “Offerings.” How old is Sandra? Where is Sandra’s husband? What are Sandra’s central actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the characters of Cleo Watkins and Rita Jean Wiggins in “Old Things.” How old are these characters? How would you characterize their relationship to one another? How are the characters similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the setting of “Detroit Skyline, 1949.” What was Detroit’s population at this time? What setting does Peggy Jo live in with her family? How is this setting described in the narrative? How did the end of World War II impact Detroit and the surrounding communities?

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