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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 old is Marie when she retires?
2. What does Marie hope to buy herself as a retirement gift?
3. What does Marie sometimes wonder about Evie?
4. What "peculiar honor" (8) is Marie given on her last day of work?
5. Who is Amir?
Short Essay Questions
1. How old is Marie when she retires? What "peculiar honor" (8) does her boss give to her on her last day?
2. How does Marie learn where Evie lives and works? What does she do when she finds out?
3. How much money does Marie earn in her final paycheck? How is this money received? How many weeks of work does her final pay cover? What happens when she gets to her car?
4. How did Marie feel about her affair with Amir in the following years? How did Marie feel about the fact that she never cheated on her husband again?
5. How will Marie and her husband support themselves financially in retirement?
6. What does Marie say to Father James about her job in the section following the description of how her body has been impacted by her job? What does he say in response?
7. Who is Amir? What is Marie's relationship with Amir?
8. What is Marie's husband doing when she gets home? What work did he do and when did he retire?
9. What does Father James tell Marie about Amir and her relationship with him?
10. Why does Marie want to work a full shift on her last day? What does she want to do for herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining Evie's postcard as a symbol in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." In what scenes does the postcard appear? What is the context? How does the postcard develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express its themes?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Alexie's language style and word choice in "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
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