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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 narrator of "The Husband Stitch" see outside the window of the car where she and her boyfriend have sex?

2. Where does the virus start, in "Inventory"?

3. Who is Uncle E?

4. What noise does Stabler hear, repeatedly, in "Especially Heinous"?

5. How does Benson keep the girls-with-bells-for-eyes from her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special gift does Stabler possess, which travels from person to person like a virus?

2. What kind of atmosphere does Machado create with her epigrams?

3. What is the importance of the act of making lists, in "Inventory"?

4. What do we know about the virus that is killing people off in "Inventory"?

5. What is the effect of having unnamed narrators?

6. What kind of relationship does the narrator have with the woman from the art class?

7. Why do Stabler and Benson notch their furniture?

8. What is the dominant investigation taking place in ‘"Especial Heinous"?

9. How does the quality of love change over the course of "Inventory"?

10. What was Father Jones’ relationship with the girl who fell from the rooftop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of Her Body and Other Parties—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of explicit sexuality in Her Body and Other Parties. Do the benefits outweigh the risks in including explicit language and scenes?

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