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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 does Brenda put between the layers of her clothing to keep warm?

2. How did Freda and Brenda know the woman who died?

3. What does Freda tell Brenda in a note?

4. What does the note from Vittorio say?

5. Who are Freda and Brenda?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom is Vittorio in love?

2. Despite of her feelings of jealousy, how does Brenda feel herself coming back to life?

3. How does Brenda react when Patrick comes to the apartment?

4. Who is Maria and what is her attachment to Freda?

5. Who is Rossi and how does he behave toward Brenda?

6. Who are the only men in the factory who speak English?

7. What are Freda's dreams about a life with Vittorio and how is the outing her last hope to achieve them?

8. How does the author show that the factory workers are very poor?

9. Why has Freda decided to take a few days off work?

10. Describe Freda.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bainbridge uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING is a classic story of unfulfilled expectations. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

A feeling of impending doom seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the dread? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does the author create and maintain the feeling of dread? How can an animate object or characteristic be a character?

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