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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 a drive is the residency from C——‘s home, in "The Resident"?

2. How does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" describe Petra in her first interactions with her?

3. Why does the narrator of "The Resident"get pulled over on her way to Devil’s Throat?

4. How does Gizzy try to keep the narrator working at Glam?

5. Who does the narrator of "The Resident" see having sex with Diego at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. in "The Resident," what is the "Brownie song," and what role does it play in the story?

2. How does the narrator characterize the Glam store in the beginning of "Real Women Have Bodies"?

3. What does the narrator’s daughter think about the operation she wants to have in "Eight Bites"?

4. What is the thing the narrator of "Eight Bites"has been hearing around her house?

5. How does Petra’s increasing incorporeality affect her relationship with the narrator?

6. How does the public first learn of the women who are "going incorporeal" in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

7. What is the narrator’s relationship like with Petra, in the beginning of "Real Women Have Bodies"?

8. What is the narrator’s final act before she goes incorporeal in "Real Women Have Bodies"?

9. In "The Resident," what does The Painter say that the narrator feels she has heard before?

10. What ‘incident’ took place when the narrator of "The Resident" was a child, which she is now returning to as an adult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What topics would you like to research further, after reading Her Body and Other Parties? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Her Body and Other Parties.

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