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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 headmaster of the school Rowan attends?
2. What play does the actor Kayla had an affair with credit for inspiring his interest in acting?
3. What personal item of her host's son does Kayla look through while staying in his room?
4. What does Richard's girlfriend do for a living?
5. Who is Marion's mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Marion interested in sexually in the story Marion, and why is this a problem?
2. How does Kayla successfully escape from the party Mary and Dennis bring her to?
3. When does Kayla realize that Dennis blames her and looks down on her for what happened with Rafe?
4. How does Richard ruin Ana's weekend in the story Northeast Regional?
5. How do the migrant farm workers seem to feel about Otto, from what Peter can tell?
6. When does Kayla realize Rafe might not be as enamored with her as he once was?
7. How had Jessica found out about Kayla's and Rafe's affair?
8. When does Kayla feel, briefly, as if she has done something terrible in the story The Nanny?
9. What does Richard's ex-wife Pam tell him when she calls late at night in the story Northeast Regional?
10. In the story Northeast Regional, how does Richard feel about Ana?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Cline treat the theme of sexual attraction between men and underage girls in the story Marion, especially considering that Marion herself, at age 13, is actively trying to seduce a man in his twenties? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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