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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. When did the Landlady last have boarders?

2. In Lamb to the Slaughter, why does Mary kill her husband?

3. What does Pig's aunt NOT eat?

4. In Dip in the Pool, what causes William to lose a bet?

5. In The Great Automatic Grammatizator, how many children does Adolphe have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Visitor, what horrible discovery does Cornelius make the morning after his love affair?

2. What does Mrs. Foster from The Way Up to Heaven do to pay her husband back for all the years of aggravation?

3. How does Mrs. Bixby find out her husband was cheating on her?

4. In Galloping Foxley, what did Perkins hate about Foxley?

5. What is Royal Jelly?

6. In The Visitor, what does Cornelius think about the entire time he was eating dinner at the Egyptian's house?

7. How does William from Dip in the Pool die?

8. In William and Mary, what does William do to preserve himself when he knows he is dying?

9. What does The Great Automatic Grammatizator do?

10. In Claud's Dog, what does the rat catcher say about rat's blood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did religion filter into some of these stories, and what did it symbolize in these different appearances?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in these stories. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 3

Mental illness was a huge theme in many of these stories. What were some prime examples of this, and what messages were being sent in these stories?

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