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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. Why does the narrator try to start acting like Yorrick?

2. In "Mrs. Elberhart," who dies of brain infection?

3. Who tries to kill Orez?

4. In "Charles Lebourne," why does the narrator begin spending a lot of time in a parking lot?

5. What does Kenneth bring to a potuck dinner in "Yorrick"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Yorrick," who is Mrs. Ellison?

2. Who is Yorrick?

3. How does the narrator's mother die in "Charles Lebourne"?

4. How is Charles Lebourne related to the narrator?

5. In "Orez," who is Hester?

6. Whose father owns a sword in "Orez"?

7. Who has a gallbladder condition in the story "Charles Lebourne"?

8. Why is the narrator so curious about Charles Lebourne?

9. Why is Mrs. Elberhart mad at the postman?

10. Why does Hester want her husband to hurt her in "Orez"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the relationship between the narrator and his neighbors in "The Old Man with No Name." What does the narrator make of his neighbors? What effect does living on Fess Avenue have on him?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the character of Orez in the story "Orez." What kind of person is Orez, and what affect does he have on his parents?

Essay Topic 3

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").

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