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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. How old is Oona?

2. Where does Ben ask the driver to stop before his destination?

3. What happens between Arthur's assistant and Ben one night at the guesthouse?

4. What has John struggled with all his adult life?

5. What food does Arthur order for Dave and Ben?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sasha and John do together, just the two of them, in What Can You Do With a General?

2. In What Can You Do With a General, how does Sasha react to John's Christmas present?

3. What happens on Sasha's trip that makes her upset and anxious in What Can You Do With a General?

4. Why is Ben struggling in his personal and professional life in the story Menlo Park?

5. How does Alice feel about the trajectory of her life in the story Los Angeles?

6. What has Ben always privately believed he would be great at?

7. In Son of Friedman, what is George's relationship with Benji like?

8. What does John have trouble controlling in What Can You Do With a General?

9. In Son of Friedman, how would you describe the dynamic between George and William?

10. In Son of Friedman, what is Benji's film like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think George Friedman finds it so hard to muster feelings of affection and kindness towards his own son, Benji, in the story Son of Friedman, and how does Cline communicate this tendency of George's to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does the unnamed narrator in the story Marion get blamed for all of Marion's transgressions, and how does the narrator ultimately seem to feel about her separation from Marion at the end of the story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Cline build suspense and, towards the very end of the story, horror, in the story titled Los Angeles? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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