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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 kind of music does Myron claim brought whites and blacks together in America?

2. What are the names of the women who plait hair in "The Lazy River"?

3. What band produced the album Paul's Boutique?

4. What is Cassie's last name?

5. How old is Miss Adele in "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the main characters in "The Dialectic." What are they doing in this short story?

2. Who is the main character in “Sentimental Education"? How is she described?

3. What is the central theme of “Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets”? How does the author illustrate this theme?

4. Describe the narrative style in “Sentimental Education." How is the story related, and why?

5. What is the importance of Cassie's character in “Just Right”?

6. Describe the narrative style in "The Dialectic." Why has the author employed this style?

7. What settings are illustrated in “Words and Music”? Why are they important?

8. What literary devices are examined in “Parents' Morning Epiphany”? How are they examined?

9. How is Donovan's character presented in “Just Right”?

10. Describe the narrative style in “Words and Music.” What makes the narrative style stand out in this story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of setting in "Downtown." Where is the story set? When is it set? How is setting connected to the story's themes? How does setting reflect upon the characters in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the literary techniques described in “Parents' Morning Epiphany.” What techniques and/or devices are illustrated? How are they illustrated and demonstrated? What is the most important among the techniques? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the author's use of allegory and parable in Grand Union. What stories in the anthology are allegories? What stories are parables? What moral lessons are related in these tales? Why does the author choose this style?

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