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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 “Residents and Transients” says that “there are a few here who think” what place “in Louisville would be the grandest place in the world to be”?

2. The narrator’s mother in “Residents and Transients” tells her that what “brings on cancer”?

3. How old is Edwin in “A New-Wave Format”?

4. What is Sabrina’s last name in “A New-Wave Format”?

5. When Georgeann first knew Shelby in high school, Shelby was on probation for stealing four cases of cola and a ham from where in “The Retreat”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mary meet her husband in “Residents and Transients”? How are Mary and her husband similar?

2. What pop culture references are seen in the story “Graveyard Day”?

3. What does Jack say about the people he’s cared about that have died in “Lying Doggo”?

4. What does Gladys tell Ruby about Buddy at the market when he’s not there in “Third Monday”?

5. How is Linda’s character described in the beginning of “Third Monday”?

6. How is Georgeann’s senior prom described in “The Retreat”?

7. How is Grover Cleveland described when Jack picked him out as a puppy in “Lying Doggo”?

8. How is Shelby Pickett described when Georgeann began dating him in “The Retreat”?

9. How is Sabrina Jones described in “A New-Wave Format”?

10. How is the U.S.S. Shaw described in “The Ocean”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Peggy Jo, Mama, Aunt Mozelle, and Uncle Boone in “Detroit Skyline, 1949.” What are the actions and objectives of each of these characters? How would you describe their relationships to one another?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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