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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. How long does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" labor for, with her child?
2. What lesson does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" learn after she gives birth?
3. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she feels like doing when she hears her husband asking the doctor for the ‘extra stitch’ after she gives birth?
4. For how long has the narrator’s head been fuzzy, at the beginning of "Mothers"?
5. Who does the DA dump Henson for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Abler and Henson’s relationship with Stabler and Benson?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the sexual frankness in Her Body and Other Parties?
3. How is Stabler’s life unlike the girls with bells with eyes?
4. How does Benson learn to protect herself from the girls with bells for eyes?
5. How does the quality of love change over the course of "Inventory"?
6. What was Father Jones’ relationship with the girl who fell from the rooftop?
7. Why do Stabler and Benson notch their furniture?
8. Is the ending or "Inventory" a triumph or a defeat?
9. What can the title of this book mean?
10. How would you describe the atmosphere Machado creates in "Especial Heinous"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of men in Her Body and Other Parties? How does Machado describe masculinity and the role men play in women’s lives?
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
Write an evaluative review of Her Body and Other Parties. What is this book’s place in culture? What are its uses? What are its limitations?
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