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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 the narrator says that the ruling class is made up of?

2. How does the narrator characterize the police’s response to Peggy’s disappearance?

3. What does Lee say all poems are about?

4. What did Lee get instead of a salary from Stillwater College?

5. What is the style of the house Lee lives in near Stillwater College?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peggy flee from Lee’s house?

2. What is Peggy Vaillaincourt’s background?

3. How does Meg pass herself and Karen off as black?

4. How well does Karen fare in such a limited, impoverished environment?

5. What is Peggy’s role as faculty wife like?

6. What is Lee Fleming’s background?

7. What is Byrdie’s effect on his classmates in high school?

8. How has the history of the integration of schools affected Temple’s family’s education?

9. What was it that caused Lee’s “irreplaceable VW Thing” to end up in the lake (29)?

10. What does Karen do to raise funds to live on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of Mislaid. What is this book’s place in our culture? Who will find this book most useful? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

What makes Mislaid a fun book to read? What lines or scenes, in particular, are enjoyable to read, and why? How does Zink create the effects that are enjoyable? Pay attention to the language she uses, and tease out the literary devices she used to arrive at the satisfaction you found.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of Mislaid—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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