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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 Sparrow look like after her wedding?
2. Who is Gen having an affair with?
3. What was Pammy's nickname as a youngster?
4. What does Brenda notice the bus windows turn into after dark?
5. What did Paul and Alma do a lot in their marriage in "Mother's Day"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Gen say to Tim at the very end of "A Thing at Work"?
2. Where do the ghouls live in "Ghoul"?
3. At the end of "Ghoul," what choice does Brian make?
4. In "Mother's Day," what are Alma's memories of her children's childhood?
5. Why does Tim decide to fire Brenda in "A Thing at Work"?
6. How do Brian and Amy first get together as a couple in "Ghoul"?
7. How does Debi feel seeing Alma again for the first time in years in "Mother's Day"?
8. What does Brenda do in the office that attracts unwanted attention?
9. Who tries to turn Amy and Brian in in "Ghoul," and why?
10. How does Alma die in "Mother's Day"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "Liberation Day," why do you think Saunders chooses the story of Little Big Horn - a bloody battle in which Indians defeated U.S. forces - as the one the Speakers are to perform for Company? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Saunders describe the social environment in "Ghoul," and what parallels do you think he is attempting to draw between the ghouls' world and the real world? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
In "Mother's Day," How does Alma finally reach a kind of peace or closure in her initial experience of the afterlife? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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