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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. Where does Nick make love to Bill's sister?
2. Who is the woman in "One Reader Writes" writing a letter to?
3. What does the British man in "Landscape with Figures" do against protest from the others?
4. Where does Mr. Wheeler live?
5. What is the name of David's father's guide?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Al ask Edwin the night before he heads off to battle?
2. What happens to the man spraying cologne in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?
3. What does Jimmy witness on "The Train Trip"?
4. How does Cayetano spend his days in the hospital?
5. What happens to the three men who Harry refuses to take to the U.S. one day?
6. How does Mr. Wheeler keep contact with his son, and how do Stevie's doctor's feel about his progress in the mental institution?
7. How does the narrator of "A Natural History of the Dead" wish to present his information about death?
8. What is the woman writing to the medical column about in "One Reader Writes"?
9. What do the Fontans make in secret, and why is it so secret?
10. What happens when Harry and Wesley meet Captain Willie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There were many characters in these stories who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What are some of these instances, and how are those characters affected by the manipulation?
Essay Topic 2
The relationship between fear and courage is presented in a few of these stories. What is this relationship, and where is it displayed in these stories? How does the combination of these terms affect the course of those plots?
Essay Topic 3
There are a number of father and son relationships written about in these stories. Choose some of these to compare and contrast. How are they different? How are they similar?
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