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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. Which couple also attended a dinner party at Maya and Raymond's house?
2. What observation does Morris' bookkeeper make about Matilda?
3. What was the profession of the man in #157?
4. Who does Anita's mother tell Anita is having an affair with Reuel?
5. What secret did Maya confide to Georgia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jeanine admit to Averill about her personal life?
2. Who is Jeanine and what is her purpose for being on the ship?
3. Explain what Averill does every night on board the ship.
4. Why are the circumstances of Austin's death unclear and what speculation could occur about it?
5. Why has Anita come to her hometown and what does she recall about her childhood and about stopping for coffee with her friend, Margot, on their way to school?
6. Who are June (Bugs) and Averill and what are they doing as the story begins?
7. What does this story say about uneven love in relationships, especially in the case of Maya's husband, Raymond?
8. How did Margot get even with Reuel after his affair with their babysitter and manage to get all the things she had ever wanted in life?
9. How did Georgia meet Maya and Raymond as well as Hilda and Harvey? What secret does Georgia learn about the marriages of these two couples?
10. Give some examples of how the author uses the theme of escape in this story.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the stories. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.
Essay Topic 2
Loss seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of loss? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.
Essay Topic 3
Several of Munro's stories are classic stories of loss and renewal. What does that classification entail? Why do some of the stories fit into this category? Explain.
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