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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. How deep is the majority of the lazy river that is described in "The Lazy River"?

2. Where did Monica's mother buy the fake Senufo stool that she kept with her after leaving home?

3. Where does the narrator in "Downtown" describe going to "chew on some tough schnitzel and get blasted till the early hours" (84)?

4. Whose writing does the narrator describe reading at the Eastern Seaboard in "Downtown"?

5. Where has the woman's husband emigrated to in "The Dialectic"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is setting important in “Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets”?

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

3. How is the motif of music demonstrated in “Words and Music”?

4. Describe the setting of "The Dialectic." How is the setting important to the story?

5. Describe the character of Adele in “Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets.” What drives this character?

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

7. What is the significance of Café Loup in "Downtown"?

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

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

10. What relationship is illustrated between the narrator and the Hungarian painter in "Downtown"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the different distinctions and demonstrations of mood in "Mood." What different settings are presented in the story? How do these settings evoke mood? What characters appear and how do they impact the mood demonstrated?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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