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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. Describe the other students at the school Jim attends.

2. How many men are fighting outside the spinster's house?

3. What is Mrs. Ramsey's reaction to the package's contents?

4. At the beginning of "Between the Porch ad the Altar" where is the woman going?

5. What is the name of Ella's horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Hannah used as a tool between her parents?

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

4. What expectations did Emma have about intellectuals and how did this change?

5. Why does Judy think that her happiest day was the day in the mountains?

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

7. Is the abuse against Hannah indirect or direct? How?

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

9. How does the title, "The End of a Career", relate to the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is conforming to meet society's standards a theme throughout the stories in this book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain how relevant the title of 3 different short stories is to the plot, characters, and setting of those stories.

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