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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 finally gets the waitress's attention in the end of "Escape from New York"?

2. What does the narrator say her/his father shared his name with in "Mood Memory"?

3. Where is the shabby room that is the setting for "Kelso Deconstructed"?

4. The narrator states in "Mood" that Mary Baker Eddy has not yet diarized a single dinner date with whom?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the central theme in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"? How is the theme demonstrated?

2. What real-life event is in focus in “Kelso Deconstructed”?

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

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

5. Describe the exchange between Mike and Tommy in "Big Week." What is revealed in this exchange?

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

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

9. Discuss the setting of "Big Week." How does setting relate to the plot and/or themes of this story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style and language in "Blocked." Who is the narrator of this story? What clues indicate the narrator's identity? What is revealed about the narrator through their style of speaking?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the themes of inequality and empathy in "Meet the President!" How does the author evoke these themes through setting? How are they evoked through character actions? What symbolism connects to these themes in the story?

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