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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 occupation does Jim have?

2. Who are Al and Max looking for?

3. What are the two men doing when they witness a funeral?

4. Where does George work?

5. Where does Nick meet Luz?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the American couple feel about the trip Peduzzi takes them on, and why?

2. What happens when Turner catches up with William Campbell?

3. What are the Roman soldiers talking about in "Today is Friday"?

4. What are the two prostitutes in "The Light of the World" arguing about?

5. What do the waiters in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" talk about after the old deaf man leaves?

6. What does the young couple reveal to the older American woman as the train stops?

7. What does the American wife do when she hears a cat caught in the rain?

8. How does Paco from "The Capital of the World" die?

9. What does Nick tell Anderson, and how does Anderson respond?

10. How does Joey's father die, and how do the other men respond to this death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Failure is a strong theme in these stories. Which of the plot lines best displays this theme, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Protection is a strong theme in these stories. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in these stories. Which characters are most affected by despair, and how does this change the course of the plots they are involved in?

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