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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. Where does Shelby take Georgeann to eat on the night of their senior prom in “The Retreat”?
2. The neighbor that Nancy talks to about Grover in the supermarket says the doctor told him to avoid what vegetable for his rheumatoid arthritis in “Lying Doggo”?
3. What kind of business does Nancy’s husband run in “Nancy Culpepper”?
4. How old is Robert in “Lying Doggo”?
5. Where does Georgeann work in order to help support Shelby as he attends seminary school in “The Retreat”?
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 much money do Bill and Imogene have with them as they travel in “The Ocean”? Where are they going?
3. How is Shelby Pickett described when Georgeann began dating him in “The Retreat”?
4. How is the U.S.S. Shaw described in “The Ocean”?
5. How are Nancy’s husband and son described in “Nancy Culpepper”?
6. What does Waldeen come to view as a symbol for marriage in “Graveyard Day”?
7. How is Larry described in “Residents and Transients”? How did Mary meet Larry?
8. How is Sabrina Jones described in “A New-Wave Format”?
9. How is the interstate highway compared with the ocean in “The Ocean”?
10. What is Edwin Creech doing in the opening of “A New-Wave Format”?
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
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 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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