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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 type of dog does Lois have in "Cloudland," which the narrator is watching?

2. In "The Quiet Car," how far from the beach is the house that the narrator rents?

3. In "Cloudland," who maintains the home where someone died at the corner?

4. In "Cloudland," what is the name of a painting of a lake that the narrator remembers?

5. What does the bear damage at the end of "Moonbow"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the narrator hold her dog's leash and why in "The Correct Grip"?

5. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator consider doing with kumquats and why will she probably not do it?

6. What was the narrator's job in New York, and why does she say that she left her job in this section of "Cloudland"?

7. In "The Correct Grip," what happened to a friend of the narrator?

8. What advice does the wife of the narrator's attacker ask in "The Correct Grip," and what advice does the narrator give?

9. In "The Correct Grip," who calls the narrator after an attack and what is their conversation like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapters have title headings. What are some of the titles of chapters? Do they provide much information about what will happen in a story? Are some of the titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 2

The setting or settings in a story can serve as a backdrop for the characters or almost take on the role of a character. Where does “The Chicane” take place? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the story?

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist in a story is the hero, and the antagonist is the person who usually causes the most conflicts for the protagonist. In “A Full Service Shelter,” is there more than one protagonist or antagonist? What conflicts does the protagonist have to deal with that is caused by the antagonist? How do those conflicts affect the plot?

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