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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. How does Richard ruin Ana's weekend?

2. What does Marion ask the narrator to do for her that ends up getting the narrator kicked off the farm?

3. What does Richard do with Rowan and his girlfriend the one night he is in town?

4. Who tries to make Kayla feel guilty for what happened at her old job?

5. What does Kayla ask her hosts for in the beginning of the story The Nanny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard's ex-wife Pam tell him when she calls late at night in the story Northeast Regional?

2. In the story Northeast Regional, how does Richard feel about Ana?

3. When does Kayla realize that Dennis blames her and looks down on her for what happened with Rafe?

4. What is one way Richard deals with the stress of having to intercede with Rowan's serious problem?

5. When does Kayla feel, briefly, as if she has done something terrible in the story The Nanny?

6. What story does Rafe tell Kayla that she later reads repeated many times in media interviews?

7. How had Jessica found out about Kayla's and Rafe's affair?

8. What bothers Richard about Rowan's attitude when he first meets Rowan at the boarding school?

9. In the story Arcadia, why do Peter and Heddy live with Heddy's brother Otto?

10. How do the migrant farm workers seem to feel about Otto, from what Peter can tell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How and when does Peter seem to realize that he and Heddy are probably not that well-suited to each other as romantic partners, or as prospective parents? 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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