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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 is Jack's occupation?

2. What is unique about the man that the two waiters are serving in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place"?

3. Where does Nick meet Luz?

4. Where does Nick meet Hopkins?

5. Who is an American woman taking a bird to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the patient want to be castrated, and what happens to him?

2. How do Bill and Nick feel about Nick's ended relationship with Marjorie?

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

4. What happens on the first day of Francis Macomber's hunting trip?

5. What do Dr. Adams and Dick argue about?

6. What happens to the Indian woman's husband while she is undergoing a C-Section?

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

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

9. What is Harold's one criteria in a wife?

10. Who does the American soldier talk with during the night, and what is said?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in these stories. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of these stories. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how does the presence of this theme affect the outcome of those stories?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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