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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 information did Robbie's friend M. have, but did not tell anyone?
2. What type of birds does Robbie's grandfather describe seeing while he was writing the letter?
3. What two ways does Robbie's grandfather tell him he will respond to his question about what to do about his friend?
4. Who does Robbie's grandfather say he has been in touch with, though he does not think it will help?
5. What is one of the significant memories Robbie's grandfather mentions in his letter?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Robbie's grandfather write him a letter in response to his email?
2. What initials does Robbie's grandfather use in his letter and why?
3. What does Robbie's grandfather say happened to the lawyer who was once "a prince of a guy" (2)?
4. What did Robbie's grandfather's friends R. and K. say about the florist who did not disclose his friend's voting past when asked?
5. Robbie's grandfather says that when you get older you realize that "time is all we have" (3). What are some examples of the "moments" in life he uses as an example?
6. Robbie asked his grandfather if he is supposed to "stand by and watch [his] friend's life be ruined" (3). What two ways does his grandfather say he will respond to that question?
7. Why is Robbie's grandfather flattered Robbie wrote him during this time? Why is he unable to be upset by anything Robbie said in his email?
8. What do we learn about M. and G. at the start of the story?
9. What happens while Robbie's grandfather is writing the letter while sitting with his wife?
10. What do readers learn about J. at the start of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the author of "Love Letter." Who is he? What else has he written? How is “Love Letter” similar or different from his other works?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of the past, present, and change and discuss how the letter explores these themes.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Saunders’s focus on the theme of regret as presented in the story.
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