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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. Where does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" find work after Glam?
2. How does Natalie hang the dresses at Glam, in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
3. What kind of illness does the narrator of "The Resident" come down with?
4. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize her novel?
5. What is the woman doing on the TV at the gas station on the narrator’s way to Devil’s Throat, in "The Resident"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Eight Bites", What is the narrator’s final meal like?
2. What kind of manager is Gizzy in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
3. What is the narrator’s role in Anele’s project called "the Artists"?
4. What kind of relationship develops between the narrator and Petra in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
5. What kind of operation does the narrator of "Eight Bites" go in for?
6. What is the narrator’s final act before she goes incorporeal in "Real Women Have Bodies"?
7. How is "The Resident" different from the other stories?
8. What does the narrator’s daughter think about the operation she wants to have in "Eight Bites"?
9. What project does the author plan to work on at Devil’s Mouth?
10. Why do the narrator of "Eight Bites" and her sisters want this operation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.
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
What lessons does Her Body and Other Parties have to teach women? What lessons does it have to teach men? What would a book titled ‘His Body and Other Parties’ be like?
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