The Stories of John Cheever Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Stories of John Cheever Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who is Gee-Gee?

2. Where was Donna born?

3. Who does the man in "The Chimera" blame for his boring life?

4. Who is the young man going to see in "Reunion?"

5. What is Donna's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Marcie moved on with her life by the time Charlie returns?

2. Although the mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" is spry and lively, what faults does she have?

3. How does the son in the "Reunion" feel about seeing his father?

4. How does Cheever feel about Marlon Brando?

5. How does the husband in "The Chimera" feel after Olga leaves?

6. How does the man's wife in "The Chimera" react to Olga?

7. Why do Peaches and Gee Gee have to move once a year?

8. What is it about the elderly mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" that irks her son?

9. Whose inheritance is the subject of "The Lowboy" and why?

10. How does usually behave Gee Gee when he drinks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Evarts and Alice Malloys' reasons for traveling from their home in Indiana to Manhatten. What is the driving force for Evarts? How does it differ from Alice's?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Ralph feels entitled to having a rich lifestyle? Or does he just want to be comfortable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the narrator's outlook on life and her neighbors lives in "The Worm in the Apple?"

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