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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. In "Subtotals," a man is obsessed with which of the following?
2. In "The Corporal," a young man is determined to collect which item?
3. What household fixture begins to cause problems?
4. After the man returns from the war, he plays one sport for two weeks. What is the sport?
5. What is the name of the man's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the girl think the U.S. is being attacked by Russian missiles?
2. Explain the scene between the woman and the salesman in the "Lampshade Vendor."
3. What causes the car accident in "Pumpkins?"
4. Discuss the opening scene in "Ponderosa."
5. In "Vision Out of the Corner of One Eye" tells the story of two people on a train. What happens between the man and woman?
6. In "The Colonel," what is the situation with the men at dinner?
7. What is the main issue with Jimmy in the beginning of "Ponderosa?"
8. In "Love Poems," a man is inspired to write a love poem to his mistress. It is the best poem the man has ever written. Discuss the man's work and what he does with it in the end.
9. What temporarily dissuades the couple from making love in "True Love?"
10. What is the accident that injures Jimmy? What happens after the accident?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"Snapshot, Harvey Cedars: 1948" tells the tale of a woman's memories of her parents. The woman looks at a family photo fondly, remembering her dad's dreams of becoming a builder. The mother's body language is telling and unusual. Examine the mother's body language in the photo and the daughter's views. Do you think it is possible that the woman had some type of premonition or is the woman's body language a coincidence? If the woman had a premonition, do you think she was aware of it? Study the possibilities. Examine the daughter's thoughts regarding her father's suicide.
Essay Topic 2
A 70-year-old woman copes with living alone in "Widow." Examine the woman's grief and remorse due to the loss of her husband. Also examine the woman's new-found sense of freedom and how she copes with the emptiness of her house and lack of rules.
Essay Topic 3
A couple argues incessantly in "Blackberries." Why does the couple argue? Study the couple's dynamic to understand why they argue constantly. Are the issues they argue about important? Does the couple argue simply to argue? What can be done to change the couple's dynamic? Can the couple's relationship possibly be healthy? Also investigate how two people can argue without being hurtful, e.g., using "I" statements.
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