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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 gets irritated with the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003'?

2. Who lives across from Lam Kien?

3. Who is crying in the hallway in ‘It Was Romance'?

4. Why does the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ start wearing a wig?

5. Who is Allen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Steve K?

2. Who is Theresa Lodeski?

3. Who is Pip?

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

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

6. What is Shy Panther?

7. Where does the narrator work in "Making Love in 2003'?

8. What name does the narrator in 'Something That Needs Nothing' give herself?

9. Who is cheating on their spouse in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

10. What is Buckman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the theme of trauma. Who in the book deals with trauma, and in what ways do they manage, challenge, or heal from it?

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 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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