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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 is John in the very beginning of the story What Can You Do With a General?

2. What kind of jam did Linda used to make in the story What Can You Do With a General?

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

4. Where does Chloe live?

5. What does Alice have to do before putting the clothes on the racks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Arthur get very mad at Ben while they are driving around together in the story Menlo Park?

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

3. What question does John ask Sasha when Sasha is just a child that is shocking in its awkwardness and neediness?

4. Who does Ben keep calling and why does he keep calling this person in the story Menlo Park?

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

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

7. What happens to Alice the last time she ever sells her underwear to someone?

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

9. How does Alice start selling her used underwear to men?

10. What sours Karen on Ben in the story Menlo Park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the character Richard in Northeast Regional treat women in general, as evidenced by his conversations with Pam, Ana, and Livia? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Cline communicate Rowan's feelings about Richard to the reader in the story Northeast Regional? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support 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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