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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mick always asked to work overtime?

2. Who does Biff hire to work at the restaurant?

3. What does Mick dream of being when she is twenty?

4. Who is the only person in Mick's "inside" room?

5. What does Dr. Copeland tell his father-in-law he believed in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were the conversations with John Singer were mostly one sided. Was it mostly because he was deaf, or because they other characters were content just having someone to talk to?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the statement Mick made in the story about how lonesome a person can be in a crowded room. Why was this true for her? Did this have anything to do with Mick's "inside" and "outside" rooms? If so, how did it relate to them?

Essay Topic 3

Research the author, Carson McCullers and determine how the character Mick may have been modeled after herself.

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