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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. Which of the following best describes the way that the young man in "The Waltz" dances?
2. How do Annabel and Midge react after learning the price of the necklace in the shop window?
3. In "De Profundis," what kind of man does the narrator hope to find one day?
4. In the poem "False Friends," during what month does the narrator's heart heal?
5. In the poem "Hearthside," what does the narrator dream of?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "The Standard of Living," why does Midge become so upset over Annabel's imaginary purchase of a silver fox coat, and what does her reaction suggest about her personality?
2. What trouble does the man in "You Were Perfectly Fine" create when he lies about remembering the taxi ride?
3. Explain the irony in the poem "The False Friends."
4. What message about love is conveyed by the poem "A Very Short Song"?
5. How might Mrs. Martindale solve Mrs. Wyman's problem and her own at the same time?
6. What do the poems "Interview" and "Neither Bloody Nor Bowed" have in common?
7. What message is sent by the poem "Now At Liberty"?
8. How does the woman in "Arrangement in Black and White" characterize her husband?
9. Why is the girl in "The Sexes" rude to the young man?
10. What does Mr. Durant's response to the dog reveal about him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Dorothy Parker's "Self Portrait" and her letters. What do these pieces reveal about her as a person? How do these revelations compare to the themes and characters that she writes about? Be sure to include specific examples and quotations to support these observations.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the influence that Dorothy Parker's socialist perspective has on her writing, in particular her later writing. Be sure to include specific examples and quotations from several different pieces in order to support your points.
Essay Topic 3
Choose two characters from different short stories that seem to share similar traits and analyze their similarities and differences. How do these similarities influence their respective stories? What do these character's reveal about the author's attitude toward her topic? Be sure to include specific examples and quotations in order to support your observations.
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