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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 is Rita's job?

2. What type of shop does Julia visit?

3. The unnamed narrator asks if she may bring _______________ to the event in #16.

4. Where does Frankie get a job?

5. What is the name of the white man whom Rita is seeing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the topic of "Shepherd's Bush" and what does the story signal for the following stories?

3. What is Eddie's outlook on his profession and why does he say he cannot change it?

4. Describe Rita, the latest temp hired by the newspaper.

5. Why is May especially skittish about having the abortion?

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

7. Why is Rita shocked by Ken's wife and what lesson does she learn from the dinner with the couples?

8. How does Margaret convince Harry that he has made the right decision to stay with her and their son?

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

10. Who is Charles Benson and why does Jill Twilly require his services?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maeve Binchy is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the book. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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