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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 does the girl's husband do with her a few times a year?
2. What is the title of the third part of 'A Gentle Spirit'?
3. What does the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' say he knows better than anyone else?
4. How is the person described who tugs the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man'?
5. What was Lukeyra's occupation?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the man playing cards with the wife of the man inside the crocodile treat her?
2. Where does the boy in 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree' hide when he gets scared?
3. Why was the girl's husband removed from his station?
4. How did the pawnbroker say that he became successful in business?
5. What stopped the man in 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' from wanting to be suicidal?
6. What happens to the scared little boy in 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree'?
7. What does the boy in 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree' see while he is hiding?
8. What do people tell the wife of the man in the Crocodile choose to do about her situation?
9. What do the aunts want to do with the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit', and how does she feel about this?
10. How does the narrator of 'The Heavenly Christmas Tree' introduce himself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Freedom was a crucial theme and symbol in this book. How was this theme presented, and how did its place in these plots affect the main people in these stories?
Essay Topic 2
A few of these stories were satirical in nature. Which of these stories were satires, and what elements of society were being discussed and revealed in those stories?
Essay Topic 3
Personal identity was one of the main themes in many of the stories included in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in these stories change the style of the narration?
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