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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 is the name of the woman who is upset that the natives are being talked about disrespectfully?

2. What does May imagine for herself?

3. What kind of business does Kitty's mother own?

4. What is the name of the place where Kitty works?

5. How do the rest of the staff see the mill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What goal do both Malcolm and Victoria take on?

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

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

6. Describe Malcolm and Victoria's ideals.

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

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

9. Why is Rose interested in Lucius?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What story is the most haunting or resounding? Why?

Essay Topic 2

A common theme in Stafford's stories is that nothing is constant. Love, illness, and emotions waver. How is this true in 3 of Stafford's stories?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and compare two different characters from the short stories. How are they alike and different? What makes them both unique but somehow connected?

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