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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 town do Mary and Clark come upon after getting lost?

2. How old is Sissy?

3. Where do the Grahams go for shelter from the storm in "Rainy Season"?

4. Who comes up with the idea to get rid of the stepfather in "The House On Maple Street"?

5. Where was Jagger in "The Fifth Quarter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Doris and her husband end up in Crouch End?

2. What are the Grahams warned about in "Rainy Season," and how did they react to that warning?

3. Describe a 'batman' from "The Ten O'Clock People."

4. What happens to Doris at the end of "Crouch End"?

5. How do the Bradbury children feel about their stepfather in "The House on Maple Street"?

6. Describe Pearson in "The Ten O'Clock People."

7. How does "The Fifth Quarter" end?

8. What did Barney tell Jerry Tarkanian in "The Fifth Quarter"?

9. What happened to Lonnie Freeman in "Crouch End"?

10. What are the three kinds of time, according to George in "My Pretty Pony"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Umney's Last Case" is set in 1930s Los Angeles, but Landry writes that fictional setting while he is actually in 1994. How do the two settings and time periods compare? Why would Landry prefer Umney's fictional setting? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 2

"Dolan's Cadillac" employs many themes that interact with each other such as revenge and obsession. How does "Dolan's Cadillac" portray the themes of obsession and revenge? Whose life is consumed with obsession and revenge, and why? How does this character act on his obsession? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 3

"Head Down" is a nonfiction piece about a Little League baseball team's endeavor to win the Eastern Regional Championships in 1989. How are the children treated in practice and in games? What are the two things they are told that are most important about playing sports? How do they enforce those two rules about playing sports? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

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