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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. What words are used to describe the way the sunlight interacts with the serrated metal fencing the man and woman install?
2. What does the mother do to get the boy to sleep at the end of the story?
3. In addition to taken items from homes, what did the suburban intruders do in the homes?
4. Which of his son's toys did the man take in from the yard every night in case someone came in?
5. Who does the boy pretend he is saving at the end of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were homeowners particularly crushed when intruders drank their single malt scotch?
2. After the man and woman decided they should build a higher wall, what did the man's mother get them for Christmas? What did she get for their son?
3. Despite thinking it the ugliest, what option did the man and woman choose to enhance security after building a higher wall?
4. Why did the neighborhood alarm systems tend to go unanswered?
5. What were intruders able to do even while the alarms wailed in the suburbs, and what did they take?
6. Describe what would likely happen should someone attempt to climb the wall with the serrated metal coils installed?
7. What does the wife tell her husband she is worried after installing the serrated metal coils around their wall?
8. Describe the various security options the man and woman noticed during their neighborhood walk.
9. What did the son pretend to be the day after his mother read him a fairy tale from the book the Wise Old Witch gave him?
10. Rather than noting lovely roses and gardens, what did the man and woman begin to admire during their neighborhood walks with their son and dog?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Genre is a category assigned to a literary work. What are some genres that could be used to classify "Once Upon a Time"? What is the main genre of the story? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Gordimer in “Once Upon a Time.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the symbolic significance of the narrator's house in "Once Upon a Time." What themes does the house represent?
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