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. What is Mr. Seton afraid to tell his neighbors?

2. In "The Angel of the Bridge," what is the man embarrassed by?

3. What does the narrator of "Angel of the Bridge" discover he is afraid of?

4. In "Reunion," where the is the young man traveling?

5. What does Gee Gee do at the second dinner party in "The Scarlet Moving Van?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cheever feel about Marlon Brando?

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

3. Describe Gee Gee's behavior when he is sober?

4. Why does the man in The Chimera have sour feelings about his wife?

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

6. What do people in Florence think of the Seton family?

7. What is Donna Carla's family history?

8. How does the Assunta respond to the old woman in "Montraldo"?

9. How is Richard described in "The Lowboy?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the feelings Donna Carla has about her role as a noblewoman. How does that change throughout "The Duchess?"

Essay Topic 2

In "The Angel of the Bridge," how does the son's avoidance of his own issues manifest itself in a fear? What did he focus on when he was avoiding his own fears?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the difference in emotions that drive Charlie when he leaves and comes back to his family.

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