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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 is Nat's occupation?

2. What does Miles do for a living?

3. Who says, "Absolutely my last social appearance in Hollywood"?

4. Who does Joel wish he can just sit and talk to like a person?

5. According to the invitation from Miles, what time does the tea start?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Joel's skit about?

2. Why does Joel call Stella's doctor even though she asks him not to?

3. Why does Stella refuse to believe that Miles is dead?

4. How do Stella and Joel find out that Miles is dead?

5. At the second Sunday event in the story, what dp Miles and Stella been arguing about?

6. Why does Stella think Miles might be watching her and Joel?

7. What does Joel watch to see if Stella does when their conversation is interrupted?

8. What does Joel start to feel about Stella when he has a moment alone, after Stella receives a telegram from Miles?

9. How does Stella come to realize Miles still loves her?

10. What story does Stella tell as an example of Miles' jealously?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Joel's skit an important aspect of the story? What does the skit represent? What does the skit tell the reader about Joel? How does it drive the events of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it significant that Stella refuses to believe Miles is dead? What does her refusal to believe say about her? If she truly loves Miles, why does she keep reaching out to Joel to comfort her?

Essay Topic 3

How is Hollywood treated in the story? What does working and living in Hollywood seem to do to people? How is the story different if it is set somewhere else.

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