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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 Teddy leave for Jack every month?

2. Why is Della afraid she will lose her job?

3. What does Della invite Jack to do the first time they meet?

4. What does Beverly call Jack?

5. How does Jack offer to pay someone back discreetly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Della upset when she sees Jack the day after Thanksgiving?

2. Why is Della concerned about her job when she meets Jack one night?

3. What does Della want to be someday?

4. Who does Della run into on her way out of the cemetery?

5. What does Jack throw in Della's bushes?

6. What does Jack's father do?

7. What happens when Della passes Jack on the street one day?

8. Why does Jack leave his date with Della?

9. Who is Lorraine?

10. What does Della's father do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Jack and Della's marriage. What is the nature of this marriage? What, in their eyes, makes their union a legitimate marriage? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Jack and Della's relationship to Della's family. Why is there so much tension among Della's family when they hear about Jack? What does Della's family think of Jack, and why? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the themes of isolation. Who experiences isolation, and in what ways? How does this experience impact them and their behavior and beliefs? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

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