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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. Lisa thinks that the street vendor is _______________.

2. Malcolm and Melissa invite the unnamed narrator to ___________________.

3. How many items does Margaret take from each store?

4. What does the president of the man's company have sent to the hotel room?

5. Jill has a career in __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does May receive from her Australian roommate at the clinic?

2. What is Lisa's situation as the story begins?

3. What is the source of Lisa's anxiety regarding her affair?

4. How does Frankie alienate the narrator's husband one evening when she drops in on them?

5. What is May's situation in "Shepherd's Bush"?

6. How is Rita different from the other temps in the office?

7. Why is the narrator uncomfortable in Rita's home?

8. How is the narrator mistakenly identified as a lesbian?

9. What is the premise of "Bond Street"?

10. Why does Julia decide to resort to visiting the pornography store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Nan in "Warren Street." What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Nan?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of the family in a story in LONDON TRANSPORTS. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family disintegrate? How typical is this family to most Irish and English families living during the 1970s?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Sophie in "Marble Arch." What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Sophie?

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