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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. Where is the shabby room that is the setting for "Kelso Deconstructed"?
2. What word in "Two Men Arrive in a Village" refers to a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson?
3. In "Medieval Moods: Blood, Black Bile, Bile, Phlegm," the narrator describes a number of hypothetical circumstances. The third of these describes the reader's great-grandparents being what?
4. Who gave Liz the ring that she and Marlon argue over in "Escape from New York"?
5. What color hair does Aggie's sister have in "Meet the President!"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe the narrative and language style in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?
2. How are the two strangers described in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?
3. Describe the exchange between Mike and Tommy in "Big Week." What is revealed in this exchange?
4. How is Raphael described in "Mood"?
5. What is the central theme in “Kelso Deconstructed”? How is this theme examined?
6. What does the phone book symbolize in "Mood Memory"?
7. How does the author describe time in the titular segment of "Mood"?
8. How are Aggie and Melinda described in “Meet the President!”? Where are they going?
9. What is the inciting event in "Escape from New York"? How does this event set the plot of the story into motion?
10. What is the central theme in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"? How is the theme demonstrated?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the relationship between V and the narrator in "For the King." How long have they known one another? What do they discuss in the story? What is not discussed? How does this illustrate the characters?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Donovan in "Just Right." How old is Donovan? What are his main objectives in the story? What are the main conflicts that he faces? How do you relate to Donovan's character?
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