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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 kills the old man in "The Man With No Name"?

2. What does Darma believe of the writing process?

3. In "The Man With No Name," whose house does the narrator move into?

4. In "Joshua Karabish," what is the MLA?

5. What does the narrator of "The Family M" ask to have installed in the apartment building?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what decade did Darma attend university?

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

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

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

5. Why did Darma move back to Indiana with his family?

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

7. Why does the narrator of "The Family M" want Coke machines in the apartment building?

8. Which author did Darma write his PhD dissertation about?

9. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua's mother ask the narrator to do for her?

10. Who scratches the narrator's car in "The Family M"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 stories work to find, explore, or define themselves, and in what ways? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the themes of isolation. Who experiences isolation, and in what ways? How does this experience impact them and their behavior and beliefs? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the relationship between the narrator and Mrs. Elberhart in "Mrs. Elberhart." What is the nature of this relationship? Is it positive or negative?

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