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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. In what way does the truth leech into the untrue rumors circulating about middle sister?
2. What entity or object is said to take a picture of middle sister near the top reservoir one day during a run?
3. Middle sister says that "those rare, baffling, radiant type of people" (88) referred to as shiny throughout the text had first been brought to her attention by a viewing of which Hitchcock film?
4. Which character does middle sister consider to be an "armchair supporter" (112) of renouncers, rather than an actual renouncer?
5. Middle sister says that ma has been tormenting her about her lack of a husband since which one of her birthdays?
Short Essay Questions
1. What contrast does middle sister point out between da's level of openness in life and his level of openness in death?
2. What evidence does middle sister provide for her claim that third brother-in-law should have been designated as a "beyond-the-pale" (41) by now, but that he has not?
3. Discuss one quality within French teacher's personality that qualifies her as a "beyond-the-pale," (69) according to middle sister.
4. How do the students in middle sister's class react to French teacher's comments about the sky and which elements of their society have caused them to instinctively feel this way?
5. What is the symbolism of the British tabloids and newspapers?
6. For what reason does the real milkman bring up the subject of wee sisters?
7. What are the real reasons for middle sister's reluctance to meet maybe-boyfriend in her own neighborhood?
8. Which member of middle sister's family does she despise and why?
9. Why are the students in middle sister's French class so loathe to hear the sky described as any other color besides blue?
10. To what location must middle sister travel in order to attend a French language college class and why is this significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Burns from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Burns’s use of the motif of sound within the novel entitled Milkman.
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Milkman? Examine Burns's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
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