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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. The narrator of “Offerings” says Sandra “grows vegetables and counts her” what?
2. When Mack refurbished an old church pew into a dinette booth for some neighbors in “The Rookers,” the sanding took days and Mack claimed, “I’m sanding off layers of” what?
3. The narrator says in “Old Things,” “After her husband died, [Cleo] moved to town, to a little brick house with a dishwasher and” what?
4. Who is Leroy reminded of as he watches Norma Jean lift weights in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
5. Whose granddaughter in “The Rookers” is said to have an ovary infection?
Short Essay Questions
1. What gift did Mack make for Mary Lou for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary? How is this object described?
2. How are the characters of Norma Jean and Leroy described in “Shiloh”?
3. How is the character of Peggy described in “Drawing Names”?
4. What are Cleo’s thoughts on Shirley in “Old Things”?
5. How are the central characters in “The Rookers” similar to the central characters in “Shiloh”?
6. Where is Louise Milsap’s husband in the beginning of “Still Life with Watermelon”? Why is he there?
7. What memories of her grandmother’s farm does Sandra recollect in “Offerings”?
8. What examples are given of Dusty’s tendencies to overreact in “The Climber”?
9. How long has Carolyn been divorced in “Drawing Names”? How has this impacted her family Christmas visits?
10. How is the character of Aunt Mozelle described in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the characters of Georgeann and Shelby Pickett in “The Retreat.” How do Georgeann and Shelby resemble the characters of “Shiloh” and “The Rookers”? What other characters in the collection can you see similarities to Georgeann and Shelby?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss narrative style of the story “Shiloh.” What is the person and tense of the narrative? Why do you think the author chose this narrative style? How does the author’s language style inform the reader about the characters?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Sandra in “Offerings.” How old is Sandra? Where is Sandra’s husband? What are Sandra’s central actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story?
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