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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 is Rose walking when the man approaches her in a car?

2. What interrupts the party that Mrs. Otis attends?

3. What is Maggie's occupation?

4. What is the last name of the host of the party that Evan attends?

5. Who died in the car accident Pansy was in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can the reader understand Pansy's pain and suffering?

2. Describe how Daniel and May's love changes with the seasons.

3. What types of people are attending the party with Evan?

4. Describe Maggie's discomfort at the party she attends.

5. In what ways is Mr. Oliphant strong?

6. What does Abby fear and why?

7. Describe Rhoda's childhood.

8. What is Evan interested in at the party he attends?

9. How does the woman with Mr. Oliphant feel about him?

10. In what way is the story about Mrs. Otis a feminist piece?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What kind of a role does Stafford apply realism to in her short stories?

Essay Topic 3

Do any of the characters in the short stories recognize their own weaknesses? Why or why not?

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