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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 Parson's Pleasure, what does Boggis dress as while he is collecting?

2. In Claud's Dog, what color are the rat catcher's eyes?

3. In Dip in the Pool, what does William do to try and slow the ship?

4. In Royal Jelly, what is the name of Albert's wife?

5. In Galloping Foxley, where did Jocelyn attend school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Parson's Pleasure, why does Boggis do his business with country folk?

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

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

5. In My Lady Love, My Dove, how does Pamela overhear some bad statements about herself?

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

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

8. What did The Landlady do to her boarders? Why?

9. In The Way Up to Heaven, what does Mr. Foster do to irritate his wife?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in these stories. What stories embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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