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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. Who is said to be the most embarrassed person among the group who hears Robert's bad joke?

2. At what type of establishment does Margot work when she first meets Robert?

3. Where is the multiplex located?

4. Margot thinks about how she had learned to flirt with customers when working in what capacity?

5. As Robert drives onto what feature, it occurs to Margot "that he could take her someplace and rape and murder her" (80)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margot's relationship with Robert change over her winter break?

2. Before five minutes have passed in the car on the way to the multiplex, Margot is feeling what?

3. Contrast Margot's expectations outside of 7-11 with the reality of what happens.

4. What are Margot's intentions when she comments on Robert's choice of candy?

5. Margot feels what type of emotion on her walk back from 7-11 to her dorm?

6. For what reason do Robert and Margot refrain from entering the underground bar chosen by Robert?

7. What conclusions does Margot draw about Robert based on their first phase of texting correspondence?

8. What causes Margot to think that Robert no longer likes her?

9. What voiced need of Margot's leads Robert to offer to meet her one night?

10. What positive and negative qualities does Margot notice about Robert the very first time she sees him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does Roupenian send about the nature of consent within the story "Cat Person" and how does this message relate to the story’s overall themes?

Essay Topic 2

What message does Roupenian send within the pages of "Cat Person" concerning the link between the feminine identity and the emotion of fear?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of family bonds within "Cat Person." Focus especially on details such as the way in which Margot’s mother handled Margot’s voiced desire to sleep with her boyfriend of over two years while in high school. What is Roupenian’s message regarding family bonds and how do you know?

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