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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 Gen show Tim in his office?

2. How do Sparrow and Randy look as a new couple?

3. Who is a Cockney Cook?

4. Who was Alma married to in "Mother's Day"?

5. How do ghouls somehow get around?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rolph's letter to Brian say?

2. How does Debi feel seeing Alma again for the first time in years in "Mother's Day"?

3. How do Brian and Amy first get together as a couple in "Ghoul"?

4. What does Gen say to Tim at the very end of "A Thing at Work"?

5. What is one of Tim's memories of his mother in "A Think at Work"?

6. In "Ghoul," what does Tom Frame say to Brian that puts Brian in a bad spot?

7. How does Tim view Brenda in "A Thing at Work"?

8. What is Debi's connection to Alma in "Mother's Day"?

9. What does Sparrow try in order to catch Randy's attention in "Sparrow"?

10. How does Randy's mother come to view his relationship with Sparrow in "Sparrow"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In "My House," what does the house come to symbolize to the unnamed narrator, and how does his attitude towards the house change once he realizes he will never own it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Saunders insinuate the "Supervisors" are trying to accomplish in "Elliot Spencer," and how do they go about this goal? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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