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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. Where do Amir and Marie make love during their brief affair?
2. Who does Marie discover works at a retirement home in Flagstaff?
3. Why does Marie collapse on the sidewalk in pain one day after work?
4. How long does it take for Marie to clean on her last day of work?
5. What does Marie decide to do at the computer one day when she is filling in at the front desk for the owner?
Short Essay Questions
1. How will Marie and her husband support themselves financially in retirement?
2. How does the author describe the way Marie's work has damaged her hands and arms?
3. Who is Amir? What is Marie's relationship with Amir?
4. When describing Marie's body aches and pains from her work, what are some indications of her social status?
5. 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?
6. How is Marie's body impacted by her work over the years?
7. 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?
8. What is Marie's husband doing when she gets home? What work did he do and when did he retire?
9. Why does Marie want to work a full shift on her last day? What does she want to do for herself?
10. How are some of the women Marie worked with over the years described? How did Marie feel about these women?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the author of "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest." similar or different from his other works?
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