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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. Where does Ben Drake feel he must return to?

2. What is Lefty's ethnic background?

3. Who tries to attack Jack Potter?

4. Who do the men meet with in "The Third Prize"?

5. Where does Harold go to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Jack Fergusson and Mabel Pervin different?

2. Why does Lefty struggle between his identity and future?

3. What themes are prominent in "The Third Prize," and how?

4. How is Ben Drake's plan to leave thwarted by the Thayers?

5. How does Jack Fergusson feel about Mabel Pervin before and after the suicide attempt?

6. Why does Mr. Duran feel anxious about marrying Polly?

7. What happens to Lefty in "A Bottle of Milk for Mother"?

8. How does "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" represent new beginnings?

9. How does Mrs. Mooney seek to increase the social class of her daughter, Polly?

10. Describe the father in "The Egg."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Responsibility is a prominent theme in "Open Winter." How is the theme of responsibility reflected in the story? Which character best exemplifies responsibility? Why? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

Essay Topic 2

A Freudian theme is prominent in "My Oedipus Complex." How is Freud's theory reflected in the story? How is Freud's theory disproved in some ways? How is the situation between father and son resolved? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

Essay Topic 3

"A Country Love Story" is a story about loneliness. How is the theme of loneliness reflected in the story? What causes May's loneliness? How does loneliness affect May? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

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