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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. What does Pig's aunt NOT eat?

2. In Parson's Pleasure, how does Boggis make money?

3. In Lamb to the Slaughter, how far along is Mary in her pregnancy?

4. In Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat, how often does Mrs. Bixby visit the Colonel?

5. Royal jelly comes from __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In The Last Act, who is Conrad, and how does he know Anna?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Death is an integral part of a number of these stories. What are some of the most significant instances of death, and how does it change the course of the plot in those stories?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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