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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. Where does Tory visit her son?

3. What is Virga's last name?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Allan Cedar need to do in order to be happy?

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

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

5. How does Braggioni betray his wife and comrades?

6. How does Daniel push May away?

7. What does Edward dislike about Tory?

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

9. How does Christian Darling essentially lose his wife?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

In "The Tree of Knowledge," love is a prominent theme that is reflected in many of the characters. How is the theme of love reflected in the story? Describe each character's connection with love in the story. Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

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