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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 is dead at the beginning of "Joshua Karabish"?

2. In "The Man With No Name," which woman owns a gun?

3. In "The Family M," who is Marion?

4. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua lie to the narrator about?

5. What kind of fiction did Darma write prior to People from Bloomington?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of the narrator's neighbors abuses animals, in "The Old Man with No Name"?

2. Who does the narrator of "The Old Man with No Name" want to be friends with?

3. Who gets in a car accident in "The Family M"?

4. Whose house does the narrator of "The Old Man with No Name" move into?

5. What street does the narrator live on in "The Old Man with No Name"?

6. Who does the narrator of "The Family M" watch from his window?

7. In "Joshua Karabish," who is the narrator's roommate?

8. What was Darma most anxious about during his studies?

9. Who lives in Mrs. Casper's attic?

10. Who ends up in a wheelchair in "The Family M"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the stories. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the story? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the theme of sabotage. Throughout several stories certain characters seek to sabotage or greatly inconvenience the lives of other people around them. What motivates such characters? Are they successful in their attempts to sabotage the lives of others? (i.e. the narrator in "Yorrick," the narrator in "The Family M," the narrator in "Charles Lebourne").

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the theme of loneliness. Who in the stories experiences loneliness, and why? How do they cope with this loneliness? Use examples from the text as support.

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