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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 name does Fredricka prefer not to be called?

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

3. What do the Redeemer's friends say about the Bible?

4. What does Daniel warn Paul about his daughter?

5. Where does the narrator believe is the safest possible place?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mrs. Richards bets a woman is fattening Louis up for the fry, about what does Louis think?

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

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

4. What does Jed Jones say happened after he heard the shots?

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

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

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

8. Who is Nelson Reed and what does he become?

9. How does Leon describe his landlady?

10. Describe the Redeemer's friends as he sees them.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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?

Essay Topic 2

"Elbow Room"-In what ways is race discussed in this story? Why do you think this story was placed last in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

"Widows and Orphans"- How does Louis view Clair? How does Clair view Louis? In what ways do these two views coincide? In what ways do they differ?

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