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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 dies in 'Majesty'?

2. Who is a New Man?

3. Who is Kelda?

4. Whose dream comes true in ‘This Person’?

5. Why does the narrator wake up in ‘The Man on the Stairs’?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's job in Majesty?

2. Who is Blanca?

3. Why does the protagonist leave a party in 'This Person'?

4. Why does the protagonist do at the end of 'This Person'?

5. Who congratulates the protagonist in 'This Person'?

6. What is Deagan Leather?

7. Who does the narrator have sex with in 'The Sister'?

8. Who does Victor do drugs with in 'The Sister'?

9. Who is Potato?

10. Who is Kevin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the theme of success. Many characters throughout the stories wish to live successful, fulfilling lives. In these contexts, what defines success? How do certain characters engage with their individual ideas of success? How do they go about finding it? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the book's depictions of marriage. What is the nature of the marriages depicted in the book, and what do they suggest about the author's ideas/understandings of marriage and how it affects both individual people and couples? 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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