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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 does Yorrick bring to a potluck dinner?

2. In "Mrs. Elberhart," who does not have a car?

3. Who does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" find dirty and unkempt?

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

5. Why does Hester travel to Chicago in "Orez"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Elberhart die?

2. Why does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" send a complaint to the local newspaper?

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

4. Why does Mrs. Elberhart end up in the hospital?

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

6. What does Stevick tell the narrator of "Orez" about his children?

7. In "Orez," who is Stevick?

8. In "Orez," who is Orez?

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

10. Why does Catherine start hanging out at the narrator's house in "Yorrick"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style in at least two of the stories, comparing them. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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