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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. When Robert asks Margot what she wants to do after sex, she imagines herself telling him what?

2. What emotion does Margot feel "wash over her" (91) while she is watching Robert put on a condom?

3. Before Robert gets out of the car, he tells Margot that he has what?

4. What comment of Margot's causes Robert to say that they will take it slow?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is it about Robert's house that seems safe to Margot?

6. What action does Margot take that radically changes Robert's demeanor outside of the underground bar?

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

8. How does the theme of deception enter the narrative?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about "Cat Person" while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the story's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, education, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Roupenian's choice to tell the story of "Cat Person" using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the story's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Roupenian’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about "Cat Person" while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the story's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, issues surrounding sexual consent, misogynistic behaviors or comments, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the story.

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