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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 does Abby fear?

2. What color distresses Pansy?

3. Why doesn't the woman bring any arbutus back to Mr. Oliphant?

4. What la the primary language at the party which Maggie attends?

5. How many sons does Hugh have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Rose interested in Lucius?

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

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

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

8. Why doesn't Mrs. Heath want to spend time with the other people in her new neighborhood?

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

10. Describe the relationship between Sue and Ramona.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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

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