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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. Where does The Landlady live?

2. In The Champion of the World, what does Claud poach?

3. In Georgy Porgy, what does Miss Roach demand of George?

4. In Claud's Dog, how does Claud make money at the dog races?

5. In William and Mary, William is a professor of ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lady Turton in Neck get stuck, and how does she get free?

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

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

4. In The Champion of the World, how does Claud go about poaching pheasants?

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

6. What is Pig curious about when he first eats meat?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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