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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 the prison town in "Cloudland," driving how many miles over the speed limit will give you a ticket?

2. In "Cloudland," how many boxes of Girl Scout cookies does the narrator buy?

3. What does the narrator do at the end of "The Correct Grip"?

4. In "Cloudland," what is the narrator going to pick tomorrow?

5. What chore does the buyer think will keep the seller from coming back, in "Equivalent"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What requests did Bob make before he died?

2. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator go to the college to get?

3. How does the narrator describe the town where she lives in "Cloudland"?

4. What does the white cross commemorate that is on the grassy median where the narrator turns to get to her house in "Cloudland"?

5. How does the narrator describe a painting titled "Water Damage," and how does the narrator like the painting?

6. Who does the narrator say is found in a weedy empty lot in "The Quiet Car"?

7. In "The Correct Grip," who calls the narrator after an attack and what is their conversation like?

8. In "Cloudland," when there is to be a freeze, what advice does a nursery clerk give the narrator?

9. In "Moonbow," what does the narrator see and why is it unusual?

10. What was the narrator's job in New York, and why does she say that she left her job in this section of "Cloudland"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The protagonist in a story is the hero, and the antagonist is the person who usually causes the most conflicts for the protagonist. In “A Full Service Shelter,” is there more than one protagonist or antagonist? What conflicts does the protagonist have to deal with that is caused by the antagonist? How do those conflicts affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Emotional distance can interfere with a relationship. In what way are relationships in “The Chicane” superficial? How are the characters emotionally distant from one another? How does emotional distance interfere with the relationship characters have with one another?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is used to help readers to visualize what an author is communicating. How is imagery used in the book? Is the use of imagery enough to help readers create a mental picture of what the author is saying?

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