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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 Ella ask God?

2. Why does Mrs. Boswell tell Leon he cannot go out to dance?

3. How many years is Billy at the farm before he is paroled?

4. With what does Wilson have an odd fascination?

5. What does Billy do while William finishes school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William feel obliged to do for Billy and why does he feel obliged to do it?

2. What does the woman say Billy would need to do to be able to get promoted and how does he spend his time instead?

3. Describe Gloria in regards to her views on country music and the south. Be sure to include where she is from.

4. What happens when the narrator of this story asks the woman sitting in the waiting room how she got the scar on her face?

5. What does R.V. guarantee Willis and what does Willis plan to do with his guarantee?

6. What doesn't Mrs. Boswell abide and for what is she determined to prepare the boys?

7. Describe Gweneth Lawson as seen through the narrator's eyes.

8. Describe the three pictures Milford looks at while he waits for Mrs. Farragot to arrive.

9. What information about Mrs. Farragot's history does Milford have?

10. What does Mrs. Farragot do that causes someone to call the police?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"A Sense of Story"- Why do you think Charles confessed at the beginning of the story? Do you believe the conflict between Charles and the victim ran deeper? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

"The Story of a Scar"- In what ways does the woman believe men should think about women? How does this compare to how the narrator (a man) points out they do think about women? In what way do these ideas relate to how the story ends?

Essay Topic 3

"Problems of Art" -The story ended with the reader learning that Mrs. Farragot had indeed been drinking. Did you find this surprising? Why or why not? Do you think she was drunk the night of the incident? Why or why not?

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