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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 famous author's dream is described in Chapter 5?

2. What animal does the teacher place in the trash can in Chapter 6?

3. What painter's work is described in Chapter 36?

4. What event leads Edwin to save the life of Lincoln's son, Robert?

5. What profession is the woman in Chapter 7 well known for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between the presumed subject of Chapter 10 and the story's actual subject?

2. How does Dr. Pemberton inadvertently discover a popular soft drink formula?

3. What is the irony in Chapter 7?

4. How does Harvey describe the life of W.C. Fields?

5. What is the invention of Dr. Joseph in Chapter 34, and what is its purpose?

6. How does an actress' past cause Harvey to include her story in Chapter 27?

7. How does a father's change of ways help his son in "Bad, Bad Ed O'Hare"?

8. What irony do the Mennonites enjoy in "The Truth of Grain"?

9. What is the surprise ending of Rachmaninoff's story in Chapter 16?

10. What unusual method for composing operas does Wagner use in "Wagner's Collaborator"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perception is changed with Harvey's unveiling of key information in various stories. Select three examples of how the perception of people and/or events is altered by the information that Harvey reveals in each of them as well as the techniques that he uses in the process.

Essay Topic 2

Some of the stories in "The Rest of the Story" are meant to be thought provoking and leave the audience with questions of their own.

1) Describe the story about Agatha Christie in Chapter 7 and what her plan might cause the reader to think about.

2) Explain why the story in Chapter 9 about Patrick Henry is thought provoking and the question it raises.

3) Analyze the use of irony in both of the stories in Chapter 7 and Chapter 9.

Essay Topic 3

Irony is the most widely used technique in "The Rest of the Story." Choose three separate examples from the book and explain how irony is used in a different form for each one. Also, provide an analysis of Harvey's choice of techniques for the varying ironic situations.

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