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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 does Stella come home with after her separation?

2. Where is Pearl tagged out?

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

4. What does William's wife in "Marriage A La Mode" do with the item he sends her?

5. What is Laura's nationality?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the woman in "Cruel and Barbarious Treatment" use adultery, and what is the result?

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

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

5. Describe Stella.

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

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

8. How does Daniel push May away?

9. Describe Tory.

10. How does Pepe believe he has become a man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Egg," success and failure are prominent themes. What failures and successes are shown in the story? What does the egg represent? How does the egg reflect the story's themes of success and failure? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Class conflict is a theme that runs through "The Outstation." How is class conflict portrayed in the story? How are Cooper and Warburton embroiled in their own conflict? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

Essay Topic 3

"A Red-Letter Day" portrays a single mother that is trying to have a normal relationship with her son. Describe Tory's personality. How do Tory's actions reflect on her personality in the story? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

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