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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 city is Kitty from?

2. What object invokes anger in Rhoda?

3. What is Dr. Reinmuth?

4. What does Mrs. Otis see a group of children playing with?

5. Which word best describes Ramona?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the idea of lost opportunities a theme in Rhoda's story?

2. How is health a theme in Jessie's story?

3. Compare Laura and Ada to Jessie.

4. What is Rose's opinion of northerners in comparison to her opinion of Mexicans?

5. Describe the relationship between Sue and Ramona.

6. How does Kitty feel about working at Caribou Ranch versus her mother's boarding house, and why?

7. Describe Malcolm and Victoria's ideals.

8. How is Tippy self-interested?

9. How are Sue and Ramona different and yet alike?

10. How can the reader rationalize Pansy's fear of surgery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Stafford use names to embody the character's mannerisms, emotional state, or actions?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how relevant the title of 3 different short stories is to the plot, characters, and setting of those stories.

Essay Topic 3

Why did Stafford choose to write many stories surrounding the town of Adams, Colorado?

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