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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 QuakeKare?
2. Who is Maria?
3. Who admits he does not have a sister in 'The Sister'?
4. Who gets disappointed in ‘This Person’?
5. What is a New Man?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the narrator in Majesty dream about?
2. Who is the narrator infatuated with in 'Majesty'?
3. Why does Victor pretend to have a sister in 'The Sister'?
4. Who is Potato?
5. Who is Helena?
6. How many siblings does the narrator in Majesty have?
7. Who is Blanca?
8. How old is the narrator in 'The Sister'?
9. What is QuakeKare?
10. Why does the protagonist do at the end of 'This Person'?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring depictions of romantic love throughout the collection. Who experiences romantic love, and in what ways? What lengths do certain characters go to in order to experience romantic love? Use examples from the text as support.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring how the book handles human desire for acceptance. Who in these stories wishes to be accepted? What is holding them back from being accepted, either by those around them or society as a whole, and how do they seek out acceptance? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the book. Who in the book experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.
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