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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. For what is Charles on trial?

2. What do the bobbies discuss on the way back to the hotel?

3. Why does Charles's lawyer want his crime to be called manslaughter?

4. What is Ruth waiting for an opening to tell Harold?

5. Which of the following characters is considered an instant hero?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say great literature has given way to?

2. Why does the editor feel obliged to impose order on the piece of writing in front of him?

3. What happens when Charles interrupts his attorney's summation?

4. How does Charles seem to others and what does this lead people to think about the events that lead to his trial?

5. What makes Eunice wonder about the hotel's breakfast calls?

6. What are the Foster's doing because it was recommended and because they are tired of tourism?

7. What does the group of storytellers who Ginny joined consider themselves and what happens to change this?

8. What does the narrator say to those who come to him telling him that anything not in the Bible is false?

9. What does Clair talk about during her part of the dinner?

10. What is Harold Green caught doing that angers people in the community?

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 Dead Man" - In what way are the two main characters in this story alike? In what ways are they different? Why do you think one would become an accomplished liar? What would make a person become an accomplished liar?

Essay Topic 3

"The Silver Bullet" - What does the phrase "Everyone gets the spanking their mommas should have given them" mean? Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

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