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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 music does George's son's film heavily feature?

2. What is the information in the last text Arthur's assistant sends to Ben?

3. What is the family dog name in What Can You Do With a General?

4. What does Sasha do on her first morning in John's house that makes him angry?

5. Who is in the photograph that Arthur shows Ben of himself with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Ben feel guilty about regarding a close personal relationship in the story Menlo Park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Cline is attempting to communicate to the reader about fact that Oona and Alice sell their used underwear to many different men online regarding Oona, Alice, the men, and modern American society? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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