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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. For what reason do students rarely visit the multiplex?

2. What type of jacket is Robert wearing when he and Margot meet at the market?

3. What action does Robert take once Margot has been silent in the car for a while?

4. After rejecting a suggestion from Margot, Robert uses what adjective to describe the place he will take her instead?

5. Who asks Margot at the dinner table if she is having an affair with someone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Margot's private reaction when Robert asks if she wants to go get a drink?

5. For what reason does Margot want to see the movie at the multiplex, rather than at the art house theater?

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

7. Describe Margot's stepfather.

8. What items does Robert buy for Margot at the 7-11?

9. Describe the protagonist of the story "Cat Person."

10. What behavior of Robert's takes Margot by surprise when she returns from winter break?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of "Cat Person" and analyze Roupenian’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Robert’s character throughout the story "Cat Person." Discuss whether Robert is a round or flat character and whether Margot is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

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

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