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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 says they have a dog in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?

2. Who takes a Chinese class in college in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

3. What is the age difference between Steve K and the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

4. What is Shy Panther?

5. Who tells the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’ that she is a promising writer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Kate?

3. Who is Ellen?

4. Who is Tammy?

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

6. Who is Pip?

7. Who is Madeleine L’Engle?

8. What is Shy Panther?

9. What is Thunderheart?

10. What is Obley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?).

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