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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cora majoring in?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Physiology.
(d) Art.

2. What is the name of Ella's horse?
(a) Scoopy.
(b) Squaw.
(c) Squealch.
(d) Squee.

3. How did the spinster's best friend die?
(a) She was in a car accident.
(b) She was hit by a car.
(c) She was shot in a robbery.
(d) She commited suicide.

4. How does the woman feel when she gets to the altar in "Between the Porch and the Altar"?
(a) Stressed.
(b) Elated.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Guilty.

5. What skill does Lottie offer to teach Emily?
(a) Car theft.
(b) Painting.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Shoplifiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Ramsey's grandson?

2. How many men are fighting outside the spinster's house?

3. What is Polly's last name?

4. What is the occupation of the man who puts Jim on a train?

5. What causes the spinster to go back inside when she tries to watch the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the cemetery the best place for Emily to read?

2. What do Polly's actions after she learns that her fiance has died represent?

3. What lesson does Emily learn from Lottie?

4. What does Ella fear and how does she show it?

5. How is Hannah used as a tool between her parents?

6. How is anonymity a theme in "The Philosophy Lesson"?

7. Why does Judy think that her happiest day was the day in the mountains?

8. How does Emma show that she is afraid of rejection?

9. How does the government play a role in "A Summer Day"?

10. How does the title, "The End of a Career", relate to the story?

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