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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 problem does Ana have while staying with Richard?

2. Who runs the farm in the story Arcadia?

3. Who is Richard's girlfriend's husband?

4. Who is Marion's father?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Kayla staying with Mary and Dennis in the story The Nanny?

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

4. Who is Marion interested in sexually in the story Marion, and why is this a problem?

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

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

7. How and when does Peter sense Heddy is truly slipping away from him?

8. In the story Marion, why does the narrator essentially live with Marion?

9. When does Kayla realize Rafe might not be as enamored with her as he once was?

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

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

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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