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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. How does Margot come to fall off of Robert's lap inside his car?

2. Not long before Robert kisses Margot for the first time on the lips, he had kissed her where?

3. During sex, Margot has to stifle her laughter due to what reason?

4. Where does Robert toss Margot's purse and both of their coats inside his house?

5. Margot sees humiliation as "a kind of perverse cousin to" (91) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robert react when Margot is rejected at entrance to the underground bar?

2. Of what knowledge does Margot feel sure as she tells Robert that he must consider her an idiot?

3. In what type of thinking does Margot engage when she can "hardly admit to herself" (89) that she is doing it?

4. What element of sex does Margot realize she loves most?

5. Describe the first kiss between Margot and Robert.

6. What is the source of Margot's reaction to Robert's question about her virginity?

7. What are the exact details that Margot notices just before deciding (privately) that she does not want to have sex with Robert?

8. Describe the bar where Robert takes Margot after kissing her for the first time.

9. What is Margot's reaction when Robert asks if she has ever had sex before?

10. What marked difference does Margot see between the experience with Robert and her previous sexual experiences?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of "Cat Person" and one of the story's main messages. How does Roupenian make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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