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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 Tim say he was about to do?

2. Which word best describes Ellen?

3. Who invites Lil to a party?

4. What does Harry call Jane at the end of the story?

5. After the party ends at the second location, where does Ellen go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of having an unnamed character in Lust?

2. What prediction does Bill make?

3. Describe Lil's interactions at the party she attends.

4. What is the author's message behind the story Lust?

5. Describe the character of Duer.

6. Describe Harry from Lunch with Harry.

7. Describe Emma from Lunch with Harry.

8. Are Harry, Emma, and Jane sympathetic characters? Why or why not?

9. What comments does Tim make that make Owen feel uncomfortable?

10. According to the story Lunch with Harry, what are European values?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the titles of the short stories relevant to the stories themselves? Choose three titles and discuss how each is relevant to the story it describes.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Susan Minot vague on purpose? In what way does being vague allow the reader to imagine more than they would had all the details been provided to them? What elements in Minot's stories are vague?

Essay Topic 3

Choose three stories from the collection to make predictions about. Determine what will happen to the characters in these stories in the future. Why do you think these events will happen?

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