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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 Katina, how old is Katina?

2. What does the Man From the South want when he wins bets?

3. In Nunc Dimitis, what is said in the letter Lionel reads after the dinner party?

4. In Nunc Dimitis, what does Lionel hire for his girlfriend?

5. In Someone Like You, what did the old friends previously do together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Boitbol like to pretend to do?

2. What did the woman in Yesterday was Beautiful tell the pilot to do?

3. In Skin, what makes Drioli's back so valuable?

4. In Taste, how does Richard Pratt cheat in the bet?

5. How does Charlie from Death of an Old Man die?

6. In Taste, why does Mike Schofield get so mad when he finds out Richard cheated in the bet?

7. In the Soldier, how does Robert try to kill his wife? Why?

8. What does the pilot in A Piece of Cake realize when he lands after the plane is shot down?

9. What is 'jinking' according to the information given in Someone Like You?

10. In Nunc Dimitis, what prank does Lionel pull on Janet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was one theme you found throughout a number of these stories, and how was is presented?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in these stories. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plots in which they were involved?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Katina, and what message did she send in her death?

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