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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 adjective does Margot use to describe "the thought of what it would take to stop what she had set in motion" (88)?

2. What objects are floating through the air as Robert kisses Margot on the lips for the first time?

3. How many film classes has Margot taken in her life?

4. Margot protests that she had told Robert that she was in what year of college?

5. What gesture of Margot's indicates to Robert her sexual intentions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Margot's hypotheses about why Robert seems much more relaxed once they are the bar?

3. For what reason does Margot use generic language when she tells Robert what she wants to drink?

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

5. What are the reasons why Margot goes ahead with sex with Robert?

6. What method does Margot use in order to "bludgeon her resistance into submission" (88)?

7. How does one particular action of Margot's cause a marked change in Robert's mood?

8. Describe Margot's fantasy about her future boyfriend.

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

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

Discuss Roupenian’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of "Cat Person."

Essay Topic 2

What is the function of Tamara's character within the story? Discuss the characterization methods used by Roupenian in depicting Margot’s roommate Tamara and include in your discussion the reasons why Roupenian portrays Tamara in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within "Cat Person" and what is Roupenian’s message regarding these themes?

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