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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 in the hallway in ‘It Was Romance'?

2. Who lives across from Lam Kien?

3. What does Pip steal from Kate's dad?

4. Who is a regular fixture in the life of the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

5. Who is Steve K?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rick's job in Ten True Things’?

2. Who does Pip live with after high school?

3. Who is Tammy?

4. Who is Madeleine L’Engle's husband?

5. Who is Kate?

6. What is Shy Panther?

7. What is the narrator's job in 'I Kiss a Door'?

8. Who is Ellen?

9. What store does Kate's father own?

10. Who is Madeleine L’Engle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the collection, many characters yearn for a sense of belonging. What characters in the story search for belonging, and how? Are they able to find it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the theme of family in the book. What do the stories that deal with familial relationships suggest the concept of family (i.e. what makes a family? Who should one consider family? What makes family relationships complicated?).

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss the book's depictions of sexuality, particularly female sexuality. In what points of the collection do characters contend with their own sexuality, and in what ways? Use examples from the text as support.

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