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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. How often does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" clean cages?

2. How long has Mrs. Greed cheated on her husband?

3. How long has Mrs. Greed been married?

4. In "The Orphan Lamb," where does the carver wipe the blood?

5. In "The Chicane," Where was the narrator's Aunt Lauryn from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the dolls like in the "Doll Tornado"?

2. In "Greed," why does the narrator pay two teens?

3. Why did Lauryn try to commit suicide in Madrid, and why did she survive?

4. What tape did Macario receive after Lauryn died?

5. How does the narrator treat the death-row dogs?

6. Why do Syd and the narrator have to leave the theater before the movie is over, in "I Stay with Syd"?

7. How did Lauryn and Macario spend the summer they were married?

8. At the beginning of "I Stay with Syd," what does the narrator say about Syd's married man?

9. What is said about Mrs. Greed, her husband, and how she treats her husband?

10. Who does Mrs. Greed remind the narrator's husband of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In “I Stay with Syd,” two characters are having an affair. How would you describe the relationship between Syd and the married man? What does their relationship seem to be built upon, and how will that foundation affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of the stories and the book?

Essay Topic 3

The house in “Cloudland” is decaying and needs a lot of repairs. In what way is the house an analogy for the narrator’s state of mind?

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