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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 Kayla do with the gifts her old employer gave her?

2. Why does the actor ask Kayla to leave the set when she visits him there?

3. How does Richard get to Rowan's school in the story Northeast Regional?

4. What does Kayla get for the child she was employed to take care of for the child's eighth birthday?

5. What does Richard do at the restaurant that makes a scene?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Richard ruin Ana's weekend in the story Northeast Regional?

8. How does Ana change her interactions with Richard based on his mood?

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

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

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

How does Cline build suspense and, towards the very end of the story, horror, in the story titled Los Angeles? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

In the story What Can You Do With a General, why do you think Sasha's relationship with John is so much more difficult than those of her siblings Chloe and Sam with John? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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