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

2. What physical problem does Zack have?

3. Where does Bobby drop off the substance he is selling after their road trip in the story Marion?

4. What is Otto's dog's name?

5. What kills the trees in the story Marion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter think about the way Otto and Heddy grew up on the farm and how it affected them long-term?

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

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

4. What happens at the restaurant with Rowan, Livia, and Richard that makes everyone really uncomfortable?

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

6. How does Kayla successfully escape from the party Mary and Dennis bring her to?

7. What does the narrator do at Marion's request that results in the narrator being kicked out of Marion's house?

8. What is the impression of the headmaster of Rowan's school of both the parents of the injured boy and of Richard?

9. Why does Bob get so angry at Marion when he takes her and the narrator on his trip to deliver the marijuana?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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