View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a literary device used in The Break-up?

2. Describe the weather in the story Lunch with Harry.

3. Which of the following is a tone in The Break-up?

4. Where does the narrator of Blow go with Bill?

5. What is the name of the second girlfriend in Lust?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the attraction between Ellen and Nicholas.

4. Describe Emma and Harry's relationship.

5. What prediction does Bill make?

6. Describe a symbol from the story City Night.

7. What effect does Tim's break up with his girlfriend have on Liz and Owen's relationship?

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

9. Describe Bill.

10. Why is Lil an unreliable narrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose behind using an unnamed narrator to tell a story? Why did the author choose not to name many of the characters? What message do you think she was trying to send?

Essay Topic 2

Upon reading the collection of stories, what did you learn? What did you learn about life? What did you learn about writing techniques? What do you plan to take away upon finishing this book?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical response to this collection of short stories. What elements of the stories are good? What elements are bad? How would you improve upon the stories if you were the writer?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 624 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample