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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 "Yorrick," who is Kenneth?

3. What does the narrator suspect of Mrs. Elberhart?

4. Why does Mrs. Elberhart keep to herself?

5. Who is Yorrick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Orez," who is Hester?

4. In "Yorrick," why does the narrator move into Mrs. Ellison's house?

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

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

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

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

9. In "Charles Lebourne," what is Tulip Tree?

10. Who was always getting Mrs. Elberhart sick when she was married?

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the character of Hester in "Orez." Why is Hester so anxious and apologetic throughout her marriage to the narrator? What aspects of her past have made her so fearful?

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