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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. In "Joshua Karabish," who is Cathy?

2. Why does the narrator of "The Family M" yell at Melvin?

3. Where does the narrator of "The Family M" live?

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

5. Who has a peculiar illness in "Joshua Karabish"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who moves to North Carolina in "The Family M"?

2. Who dies at the beginning of "Joshua Karabish"?

3. In what decade did Darma attend university?

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

5. How does the narrator of "The Old Man with No Name" kill time when he feels lonely?

6. In "The Family M," who is Melvin?

7. Who does Mrs. Nolan kill in "The Old Man with No Name"?

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

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

10. Who enters a poetry contest in "Joshua Karabish"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Many of the stories deal with people's relationships with their neighbors. Write an essay discussing the relationship between neighbors in one of this collection's stories. What is the nature of this relationship? Is it positive or negative?

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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