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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 "Mrs. Elberhart," who is Charles Elberhart?

2. How does Catherine act with the narrator of "Yorrick"?

3. Who is Yorrick?

4. In "Orez," whose father used to swing a sword at trees?

5. In "Yorrick," who steals the narrator's food out of his fridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Orez," who is Hester?

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

3. In "Orez," who is Orez?

4. How does Mrs. Elberhart die?

5. How is Charles Lebourne related to the narrator?

6. How does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" discover Mrs. Elberhart?

7. Who attempts to kill Orez?

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

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

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

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 exploring the theme of loneliness. Who in the stories experiences loneliness, and why? How do they cope with this loneliness? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the relationship between Lebourne and the narrator in the story, "Charles Lebourne." What is the nature of this relationship? Is it positive or negative?

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