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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" say is the moral of the story about the girl who died when her wedding dress had been exposed to embalming fluid?
2. What characteristic does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories have?
3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories can do to happiness?
4. How old is the narrator at the beginning of "The Husband Stitch"?
5. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the story of the daughter in Paris?
Short Essay Questions
1. What can the title of this book mean?
2. How would you describe the atmosphere Machado creates in "Especial Heinous"?
3. How does the quality of love change over the course of "Inventory"?
4. What is happening in the ending of "Mothers"?
5. What is the importance of the act of making lists, in "Inventory"?
6. What role do the interns play in Stabler and Benson’s drama?
7. What is Machado’s style like?
8. What is the significance of the narrator’s green ribbon, in "The Husband Stitch"?
9. What is the importance of the ‘hook-handed hitch-hiker’ in "The Husband Stitch"?
10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the sexual frankness in Her Body and Other Parties?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
Essay Topic 2
Is Machado’s book a guide for how to live? Or a cautionary tale about what happens if you try to live fully?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways is Her Body and Other Parties relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.
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