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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 occupation of the man who puts Jim on a train?

2. What is the first suitable place that Emily finds to read?

3. How long is Beatrice deaf for?

4. What is the name of Beatrice's current fiance at the beginning of the story?

5. What is Mrs. Ramsey's reputation in the community she lives in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Beatrice to go deaf?

2. What does Angelica believe her purpose in life is?

3. What do Polly's actions after she learns that her fiance has died represent?

4. What does the woman on her way to church want to pray for?

5. What is the community reaction to Emily getting the evangelists kicked out of town, and why?

6. Why is the cemetery the best place for Emily to read?

7. How does Mrs. Ramsey's story represent the difference between the old and the new?

8. What emotions do Daisy and her sister feel at the zoo?

9. How does the title, "A Summer Day", correspond to the story of Jim Littlefield?

10. How does Ella show that she loves her horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Jean Stafford use nationality as a border?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how environment plays an important role in the development of the characters in the short stories. Use specific examples.

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