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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 word "caseggiato" translate to in English?

2. Who does Angelina say Patty Nicely is now seeing in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

3. What is Mrs. Small's first name?

4. Where is the lake house that Mrs. Small describes in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

5. What does Pete tell Vicky as they drive home in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Charlie Macauley in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

2. How would you describe the relationship between Vicky and Lucy Barton?

3. What does the lake house represent symbolically in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

4. What truths of Annie's father and Charlene's father are revealed in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?

5. Why did Dottie keep Charlie Macauley's registration form and what does it symbolize?

6. What is Mary's backstory in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"? How has she come to her current situation?

7. What does Dottie tell Dr. Small as he checks out in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"? How does he respond?

8. What is remarked about the Pretty Nicely Girls in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

9. How does Shelly Small describe Annie Appleby in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

10. How is the theme of social class explored in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Lucy Barton and Annie Appleby in Anything Is Possible. How are these characters similar in their current lives? How would you compare their backstories? What does each of these characters symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters and relationship between Charlie and Tracy in "The Hit-Thumb Theory." For how long have these characters known one another? How did they meet? What happens to their relationship in this narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the short-story structure of Anything Is Possible. Why does the author set up the novel in this way? How do the stories in the collection connect to one another? How does this style give the reader greater insight into the themes of the work?

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