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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 school that Cora attends?

2. What is Emily trying to do in her story?

3. Who does Mrs. Ramsey write to?

4. What causes the spinster to go back inside when she tries to watch the fight?

5. What is the family's last name in "A Mountain Day"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is anonymity a theme in "The Philosophy Lesson"?

2. What are the effects of Beatrice's childhood on her adulthood?

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

4. How does the spinster feel about the fight she sees outside her house?

5. How does Judy realize her love for Rod, her fiance?

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

7. What is the gift that Arthur sends to his grandmother? How does it affect her?

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

9. How does Emma show that she is afraid of rejection?

10. What causes Beatrice to go deaf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Stafford write happy endings? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How are Stafford's stories bittersweet? Provide examples of at least three different stories in your response.

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