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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 Kayla ask her hosts for in the beginning of the story The Nanny?

3. Who is Marion romantically interested in?

4. What does Livia order at the restaurant?

5. How has Kayla heard that Jessica found out about her affair with the actor, Jessica's husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the friendship dynamic between Paul, Jonathan, and Hartwell in the story Mack the Knife, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Cline is attempting to communicate to the reader about fact that Oona and Alice sell their used underwear to many different men online regarding Oona, Alice, the men, and modern American society? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What distinctions does Cline draw between how the fallout from Kayla's and Rafe's affair affects Rafe in comparison to how it apparently affects Kayla? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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