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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. What meal is Joanna invited to partake in?

2. What feeling does the father remember about his childhood in Confession in "Innocence"?

3. Who is Chris in "The Nightingales Sing"?

4. Why was John Ferris in the U.S.?

5. What disease might the little girl in "The Use of Force" have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is "Virga Vay & Allan Cedar" a love story gone wrong?

2. How is "You Could Look It Up" told?

3. Describe Mrs. Stoner.

4. What does Laura betray in "Flowering Judas" and how?

5. What does Edward dislike about Tory?

6. How does Daniel push May away?

7. What question does "The Use of Force" ask?

8. How is imagery used effectively as a literary device in "Innocence"?

9. Why is Rondo jealous of Stella?

10. How is "The Nightingales Sing" a coming-of-age story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Character backgrounds are important in any story, especially in "The Sojourner." What do all the characters have in common? What makes them all different? How do their backgrounds affect their interactions with others, specifically John? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

Essay Topic 2

In "Cruel and Barbarious Treatment," a married woman decides to reinvent herself. How does the woman in the story reinvent herself? Why does she reinvent herself? Does her reinvention succeed? Why or why not? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

Essay Topic 3

"The Horse Dealer's Daughter" contains a love story involving two starkly different people. How are Mabel and Jack the same? How are they different? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

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