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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 says in the beginning of “Offerings” that Sandra’s maternal grandmother died at what age?
2. In what state do Mary Lou and her husband Mack live in “The Rookers”?
3. Kent is planning to drive over for Christmas dinner from where by noon in “Drawing Names”?
4. What is the name of the narrator’s brother in “Detroit Skyline, 1949” that is 2 when she visits Detroit with her mother?
5. Who does Carolyn’s mother say brought the chocolate-covered creams in “Drawing Names”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Louise’s watermelon paintings described in the beginning of “Still Life with Watermelon”?
2. How is the character of Peggy described in “Drawing Names”?
3. How is the character of Jim Walsh described in “Drawing Names”?
4. From what narrative perspective is “Detroit Skyline, 1949” related? How does this narrative point of view compare with that of “Shiloh” and “The Rookers”?
5. How long has Carolyn been divorced in “Drawing Names”? How has this impacted her family Christmas visits?
6. How does Linda respond when Cleo implies she’s old by saying “I’m not sixteen anymore” in “Old Things”?
7. What memories of her grandmother’s farm does Sandra recollect in “Offerings”?
8. What are Cleo’s thoughts on Shirley in “Old Things”?
9. What memento does Cleo find at the end of “Old Things”? What does this make her think of?
10. How does Mary Lou Skaggs help out her husband with his job in “The Rookers”? What is Mack’s job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the setting of “Still Life with Watermelon.” Where does Louise live with Peggy? Where has Louise’s husband gone? With whom did he leave? What do these settings represent symbolically in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Examine and discuss the symbolism seen in “Offerings.” What are the “offerings” in the story that the title is based on? What is symbolized by “the thousands of large golden garden spiders hidden in the field” described in the ending?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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