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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. At what restaurant do Michael, Liz, and Marlon stop to eat and talk by the Appalachian Mountains in "Escape from New York"?

2. Who was Bill's anthrosoc teacher in sixth grade?

3. Where is Kelso from originally in "Kelso Deconstructed"?

4. Where is Olivia from in "Kelso Deconstructed"?

5. Where is “Big Week” set?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the two strangers described in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?

2. How is Bill Peek described in “Meet the President!”? What is he doing when his character is introduced?

3. What does the phone book symbolize in "Mood Memory"?

4. What role does setting play in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?

5. How is Raphael described in "Mood"?

6. What is the central theme in "Escape from New York"? How is this theme illustrated?

7. What is the inciting event in "Escape from New York"? How does this event set the plot of the story into motion?

8. How would you describe the narrative and language style in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?

9. Describe the narrative style in "Big Week." Why do you think the author employs this style?

10. How are Aggie and Melinda described in “Meet the President!”? Where are they going?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the three main characters in “Escape from New York.” Who were these individuals in real life? Why has the author chosen to depict them in this narrative? How does the author depict the characters?

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