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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. When does the narrator get drunk for the first time in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

2. Who is the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ led to believe is her soul mate?

3. Who is Leanne?

4. What do the students in ‘It Was Romance’ try to learn?

5. What is Thunderheart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kate?

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

3. Who is Tammy?

4. Who is Madeleine L’Engle?

5. Who is in love with Eleanor in 'I Kiss a Door'?

6. Who is Ellen?

7. What is Buckman?

8. Who is Theresa Lodeski?

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

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

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 book's theme of identity, and in particular, one's exploration of one's own identity. What characters in the book work to find, explore, or define themselves, and in what ways? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the importance of human relationships in the book. What different types of relationships appear throughout the stories, and what do they suggest about the nature of human connection? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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