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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 did Eric's father buy from Jamie?

2. What does Eric ask his father about Jamie in his memory?

3. Where is Eric's sister?

4. Where is Eric's father when he arrives home in The Man Child?

5. What do Peter and his date agree to do after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eric remember about one of Jamie's birthdays?

2. Describe Ida's relationship with her husband.

3. Describe what Previous Condition is about.

4. Who is Sylvia?

5. Describe what the children are told will happen if they play on the rockpile in The Rockpile.

6. What is Eric doing when Jamie comes up to him at the end of The Man Child?

7. What do Peter's friends suggest he fight in Previous Condition?

8. Describe the community's festivities as they arrive at their destination in The Outing.

9. In The Outing, what does the church do every 4th of July and why?

10. Why will Jamie never have children, according to Eric's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and explain what drives the conflict of the story This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss how Jesse's childhood memory from when he was 8 years old enabled a connection that murdering someone of black race will bring supreme personal desire and intimacy.

Essay Topic 3

Describe and explain why Eric from The Man Child is not a reliable character and how it affects the content of the story.

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