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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. Who is the last child to arrive at John's and Linda's?

2. Who is Ben's wife?

3. What music does George's son's film heavily feature?

4. How old is Oona?

5. Why is Arthur concerned about the ghostwriter's chapters?

Short Essay Questions

1. In What Can You Do With a General, what has just happened to the dog, Zero?

2. What seems to be the most significant reason Alice got the job at the clothing store?

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

4. Why does Ben ask the driver to make an extra stop on the way from the airport to Arthur's house?

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

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

7. In the story Los Angeles, what does Alice think of the clothes at the store she works at?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Cline chooses to keep the details of Ben's possibly criminal behavior and transgressions hidden from the reader throughout the story Menlo Park? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Thora ultimately treat G so badly in the story A/S/L, fabricating a story about feeling unsafe in his presence at the rehab center? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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