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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 was served to eat for Sunday dinners when the narrator in "Cloudland" was in a home waiting to have her baby?

2. In the quote at the beginning of "Cloudland," where are the children?

3. In "Equivalent," what was the former owner of the house supposed to fix?

4. What type of seafood do the narrator and her friends order, in "The Second Seating"?

5. In "Cloudland," what is the narrator's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Equivalent," why does the narrator ask the seller of her house to help with difficult chores when he comes by?

2. Why is the narrator's neighbor arrested in "Cloudland"?

3. In "Cloudland," what is the only race the narrator ever ran, and how does she describe the race?

4. At the end of "Cloudland," what does the narrator say about apples?

5. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator say about her work schedule and training for the job?

6. How did the narrator of "Cloudland" compare her experiences when she had her baby with the experiences of women a hundred years ago?

7. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator think about the fire at the home?

8. How does the narrator describe the town where she lives in "Cloudland"?

9. In "Cloudland," when there is to be a freeze, what advice does a nursery clerk give the narrator?

10. What requests did Bob make before he died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing in literature hints at what will happen in a story. What instances of foreshadowing are there in “Cloudland”? What does foreshadowing reveal? How does the author use foreshadowing and how does it affect plot?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a classification in literature. What is the genre of the book and why?

Essay Topic 3

Emotional distance can interfere with a relationship. In what way are relationships in “The Chicane” superficial? How are the characters emotionally distant from one another? How does emotional distance interfere with the relationship characters have with one another?

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