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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 Pansy afraid of?

2. What sentence is given to the perpetrator in Dr. Reinmuth's story?

3. What does Abby fear?

4. Who lives at the house where Rose delivered something for work?

5. What is the occupation of Jessie's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Isobel stay at the poor house?

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

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

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

6. How does Mrs. Heath show that she is apathetic, and toward who or what?

7. How does Kitty feel about the town she lives in?

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

9. Describe Rhoda's childhood.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do some of the characters view their purposes in life? Choose 5 characters.

Essay Topic 2

What role does Stafford apply to psychological horror? Choose at least 3 characters to discuss.

Essay Topic 3

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

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