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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 not afraid of dying?

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

3. Why does the narrator of "Charles Lebourne" hold Lebourne's leg up on his shoulder for hours?

4. Why does the narrator of "Charles Lebourne" buy a car?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Primo?

2. How is Charles Lebourne related to the narrator?

3. Why does the narrator of "Yorrick" slash people's tires?

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

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

6. Who is Yorrick?

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

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

9. What does the narrator of "Yorrick" want to bring to a neighborhood potluck?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay depicting the relationship between the narrator and the Meek family in "The Family M." What does the narrator make of this family, and how and why does his opinion of them change by the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Several characters throughout the stories suffer from illnesses. In what ways does illness impact these characters and their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the book's theme of identity, and in particular, one's exploration of one's own identity. What characters in the stories work to find, explore, or define themselves, and in what ways? Use examples from the text as support.

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