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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. Who is crying because she wants to be told she is a nice girl in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

2. What is physically wrong with Ramona?

3. Why does Ginnie need money before Monday?

4. How does Walt die?

5. Why does Seymour get angry with the woman in the elevator as he goes back to his room after the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Muriel's mother during the "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" story?

2. What is the issue with the book Seymour gives Muriel?

3. Why does Ginnie suddenly forgive Selena's debt?

4. Who is the Laughing Man?

5. Who speaks the most during the story, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, and from who's point of view is the story told?

6. Why is the setting appropriate for the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

7. What do Walt and Jimmy Jimmereeno have in common in the story Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut?

8. Why is Mary Jane part of the story, Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut?

9. What happens with Seymour and the trees?

10. What is Seymour hospitalized for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Eloise so consumed by her daughter's imaginary friends in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut? Why is she so eager for the imaginary friends to go away? Why are both imaginary friends male? Does that affect Eloise's hatred of them? Use examples from the story to explain your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does the narrator in De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period feel the need to lie about so many details in the letter of application for the art teaching position? Explore the reasons why he continues the lies upon arrival as well.

Essay Topic 3

Lies and deception are used by several characters, including Arthur in Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes and the narrator in De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period. Why does each character rely on lies and deceit? What do they hope to gain? What do they hope to avoid? What does it tell us about each character? What does each character have in common? What makes them different?

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