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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. How many hours did it take Bill and Imogene to reach Nashville, according to the narrator in the beginning of “The Ocean”?
2. Shelby tells Georgeann in “The Retreat,” “You’ve been looking peaked lately. I believe you’ve got” what?
3. How old is Sabrina in “A New-Wave Format”?
4. What word from “Graveyard Day” refers to studies or membership within a philosophical secret society said to have been founded in late medieval Germany by Christian Rosenkreuz?
5. Who brings Ruby her cake and ice cream and makes sure she has a comfortable chair in “Third Monday”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator of “Residents and Transients” reveal in the beginning of the story? Who is the narrator?
2. How is Edwin’s character described in “A New-Wave Format”? Who do people think Edwin looks like?
3. How did Mary meet her husband in “Residents and Transients”? How are Mary and her husband similar?
4. How is Linda’s character described in the beginning of “Third Monday”?
5. How is Georgeann’s senior prom described in “The Retreat”?
6. Why has Mary agreed to stay in her parents’ house in “Residents and Transients”? How does she feel about this setting?
7. How are Ishmael and its owner described in “The Ocean”?
8. How is Ruby’s relationship with Buddy described in “Third Monday”?
9. How is the U.S.S. Shaw described in “The Ocean”?
10. What different depictions of “family” are presented in “Graveyard Day”?
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 and analyze the setting of “Detroit Skyline, 1949.” What was Detroit’s population at this time? What setting does Peggy Jo live in with her family? How is this setting described in the narrative? How did the end of World War II impact Detroit and the surrounding communities?
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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