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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 the narrator do for a living?
2. Where do J.P. and his wife live?
3. What short story does the narrator mention having read?
4. What accident does J.P. have at work?
5. What physical thing happens to J.P. in the well?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator's appetite represent?
2. Is Frank Martin an alcoholic?
3. How is the image of cold weather used in the story?
4. Give an example of how the image of hills and valleys is used by the author.
5. How does J.P. treat his wife?
6. Chimney sweeping is an uncommon job. Why would the author choose it?
7. How does the narrator feel about his girlfriend?
8. Why does the narrator want to ask Tiny more about his seizure?
9. Why does the author keep mentioning the coal bucket?
10. Why does the proprietor recommend "The Call of the Wild" to J.P. and the narrator?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do compassion and forgiveness figure into the story?
Essay Topic 2
Who is the more reliable storyteller, J.P. or the narrator? Give examples to back up your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how emotional and physical isolation are connected in the story.
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