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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. In which country are George and Carl vacationing in the story "Divorce in Naples"?

2. What does Davy send to Corinthia that enrages her brother?

3. Which of the following characters says, "The only way to feel alive is to do things you are afraid to do."

4. Which of the following facts is NOT true about Howard Boyd's mother in the story "The Brooch"?

5. How does Howard Boyd's mother feel about Howard's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harrison Blair's wife feel about him?

2. How is the sympathy of the Confederate soldier his downfall in the story "Mountain Victory"?

3. How is Davy's life saved during a murder attempt in the story "The Leg"?

4. How does the American soldier Borgard meet the young English soldier in the story "Turnabout"?

5. Why does Alec Gray kill his commanding officer?

6. How does the Judge realize that he is dead in the story "Beyond"?

7. How does Danny treat his mother in the story "Pennsylvania Station"?

8. Who is Dr. Martino?

9. How doesd Ira Ewing's mother react to her resettlement in California?

10. How does Wash die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Pennsylvania Station" is a story about the loss of money. First, describe how the mother in this story intended to spend her money and why she saved her income every year. Then, explain what happened to the money the mother saved. Finally, explain why the man telling the story is bankrupt and how he survives in his homelessness.

Essay Topic 2

How did Mannie's husband's death in the story "Mule in the Yard" incite a sequence of tragic events? What message is Faulkner sending the reader about revenge through this cautionary tale? Finally, what were the effects of revenge in the lives of both Mannie and Snopes?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of decay represented in the story "A Rose for Emily"? Choose two people or objects in this short story and compare/contrast the physical decay these objects undergo throughout the course of the story. Then explain how this decay represents to the theme of love in Emily Grierson's life.

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