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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 unusual injury befalls Terrence Weber in Emergency?

2. In A Romantic Weekend, what does the woman want to talk about after dinner?

3. What does the speaker in Girl teach about spitting up in the air?

4. When does the story The First Day take place?

5. In The Darling, what is Dolores Starr's unusual occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What picture do the narrator of Catherdraland Robert draw and why?

2. In Testimony of Pilot, how does Quadberry get the scar over his right eye?

3. What story does Edna tell the narrator of Rock Springs about her pet, a monkey?

4. In the story A Romantic Weekend, where are Beth and her companion going for their romantic weekend, and how does the narrator describe the apartment?

5. Who are the main characters in River of Names, and how are they different from each other?

6. Who is Hattie Benedict in Wickedness, and how does she survive the blizzard?

7. How does the narrator of Testimony of Pilot lose his hearing?

8. In the story The Fat Girl,When Louise examines herself in a mirror, what parts of her body does she like? What parts does she hate?

9. What memory does Bryan relate in the third part of the story Minor Heroism?

10. Who is Petra in Ann Beattie's story "A Vintage Thunderbird"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of metaphors in the story Men Under Water. How do they reflect the relationship between the narrator and Gunther?

Essay Topic 2

What unusual literary device does Jamaica Kincaid use in her story Girl? Why and how does this device succeed in this piece?

Essay Topic 3

The Fat Girl chronicles the story of a young woman with an eating disorder. How does Louise suffer at the hands of those who wish to help her? Discuss her relationships with her mother, her college roommate, and her husband in your essay.

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