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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. Who became targeted after the election and the "deluge of pardons" (4)?

2. What does Robbie's grandfather say he and his wife would have had to have been in order to make any change pre-election?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say is easy to think when reading history books?

4. How does Robbie's grandfather describe the person responsible for disrupting "something so noble and time-tested and seemingly strong" (4)?

5. What types of things did Robbie's grandparents do at first during the critical period?

Short Essay Questions

1. What household and medical bills were Robbie's grandparents incurring during what he calls the "critical period" (4)?

2. In the end, what does Robbie's grandfather "advise" and "implore" (5) Robbie to do regarding J.? Why?

3. What does Robbie's grandfather say is easier to do when reading history books?

4. What does Robbie's grandfather say about organizing marches when discussing what he could have done during the critical period?

5. What does Robbie's grandfather admit he regrets during the "critical period" (4) before the election?

6. What realization does Robbie's grandfather have at the end of his letter, which he knows must make the situation that much harder for Robbie?

7. Robbie's grandfather cites a list of things the happened post-election, including a series of pardons. What other things does he list?

8. What were Robbie's grandparents doing nightly while the TV news blared in the other room pre and post election?

9. Why did Robbie's grandparents stop saying anything about what was going on "during this critical period" (4)?

10. Why does Robbie's grandfather say the system was like oxygen to them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief essay examining the television as a symbol in "Love Letter." In what scenes does the television appear? What is the context? How does the television develop the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of jigsaw puzzles in "Love Letter." When do they appear? What is the context? How do these puzzles develop the plot and themes of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Saunders’s focus on the theme of regret as presented in the story.

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