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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 Charles' last name?

2. Which of the following objects is the woman in The Feather in the Toque most like?

3. Which of the following is sketched in The Man Who Would Not Go Away?

4. What does the woman in The Feather in the Toque do with the item she finds on a shelf?

5. Which word best describes Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Evelyn.

2. How does Albert react to the gardens?

3. Describe Albert.

4. What elements of a typical story are missing from The Man Who Would Not Go Away?

5. Describe Charles and Meg.

6. Describe the relationship between the narrator and Frank in A Thrilling Life.

7. How is Ole Siche similar to the story The Swan in the Garden?

8. In what way is exposure a theme in The Feather in the Toque?

9. What epiphany does the woman in The Feather in the Toque have?

10. How is the title The Man Who Would Not Go Away relevant to the story?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Minot's story The Knot is divided into four parts. Why is this significant? What is the significance behind each part? Why did Minot structure The Knot this way?

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