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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 George's son?
2. Who is the first of the kids to arrive in the story What Can You Do With a General?
3. Who is George's son's girlfriend?
4. How does Ben think Arthur's assistant acts towards him at first?
5. What does Arthur's assistant do for Ben on his first day of work?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alice feel about the trajectory of her life in the story Los Angeles?
2. What do Sasha and John do together, just the two of them, in What Can You Do With a General?
3. In the story Los Angeles, what does Alice think of the clothes at the store she works at?
4. How does Oona respond to Alice's worries about safety when she sells her used underwear to strangers?
5. In Son of Friedman, what is Benji's film like?
6. Why does Ben ask the driver to make an extra stop on the way from the airport to Arthur's house?
7. In What Can You Do With a General, how does Sasha react to John's Christmas present?
8. What has Ben always privately believed he would be great at?
9. What sours Karen on Ben in the story Menlo Park?
10. What seems to be the most significant reason Alice got the job at the clothing store?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay exploring Cline's development of the character Otto in the story Arcadia, drawing on Peter's impressions of him to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What does Ben seem to attribute his own troubles in life, including both his personal and professional falls from grace, to? As a reader, how do you feel about Ben's assessment of his own set of circumstances? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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