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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. Leroy tells Norma Jean what reason for why one of her arms is not as hard as the other in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
2. Who does Carolyn’s dad say had stomach bypass surgery but that “it didn’t work and they had to fix him back like he was” in “Drawing Names”?
3. What kind of instrument does the narrator say Leroy gave Norma Jean for Christmas in “Shiloh”?
4. What is Carolyn’s last name in “Drawing Names”?
5. How long ago was Carolyn divorced in “Drawing Names”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Mack’s feelings about the weather described in “The Rookers”?
2. What examples are given of Dusty’s tendencies to overreact in “The Climber”?
3. How long has Carolyn been divorced in “Drawing Names”? How has this impacted her family Christmas visits?
4. How are the characters of Norma Jean and Leroy described in “Shiloh”?
5. What gift did Mack make for Mary Lou for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary? How is this object described?
6. How is the character of Jim Walsh described in “Drawing Names”?
7. How is Sandra’s mother’s relationship with Grandmother Stamper described in “Offerings”?
8. What memories of her grandmother’s farm does Sandra recollect in “Offerings”?
9. How is Peggy Wilson described in “Still Life with Watermelon”? What is her relationship to Louise Milsap?
10. What are Cleo’s thoughts on Shirley in “Old Things”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the relationship of Mary Lou and Mack Skaggs in “The Rookers.” How is their relationship similar to Norma Jean and Leroy’s relationship in “Shiloh”? How does it differ? How would you compare their relationship to the others seen in the collection?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting of “Shiloh.” Where in Kentucky do Norma Jean and Leroy live? Why do they decide to go to Shiloh? How is this setting described? How does the setting of the story relate to the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the setting of “Offerings.” What imagery does the author employ in her descriptions of this setting? How does this setting relate to the settings seen in “Shiloh,” “The Rookers,” and “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
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