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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 is Daniel recovering from in "A Country Love Story"?

2. What is the name of the little person that Squawks Magrew meets?

3. What does the young woman in "Cruel and Barbarious Treatment" use her husband for?

4. What is Joanna's last name?

5. What meal does Tory eat with her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Tory.

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

3. Why is the doctor in "The Use of Force" adamant about seeing the little girl's throat?

4. Why is Rondo jealous of Stella?

5. What is Pepe's physical state right before he is killed?

6. Describe Mrs. Stoner.

7. What does Edward dislike about Tory?

8. How does Larry forgive his father?

9. How does William's character contrast from that of his wife's in "Marriage A La Mode"?

10. What is May's pain at the end of "A Country Love Story"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A Freudian theme is prominent in "My Oedipus Complex." How is Freud's theory reflected in the story? How is Freud's theory disproved in some ways? How is the situation between father and son resolved? 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

Social class and responsibility are themes reflected in "The Boarding House." How are the themes of social class and responsibility reflected in the story? How is social responsibility used to manipulate another person, and why? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

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