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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. In paintings that the narrator of "Cloudland" loves, what does her artist friend paint?

2. in "Moonbow," who was in bed with the narrator?

3. What chore does the buyer think will keep the seller from coming back, in "Equivalent"?

4. What does the narrator go outside to look at, in "Moonbow"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where was the most beautiful yard the narrator ever had, and what does she say it was like in this part of "Cloudland"?

4. In "The Second Seating," what do the narrator and friends have to eat and drink?

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

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

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

8. Why is the narrator able to work two to three days a week in "Cloudland"?

9. How does the narrator get Lois's dog back when he jumps the fence and disappears in "Cloudland"?

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

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

The author uses different points of view in the stories. What points of view are used in the various stories? How do these points of view affect what the reader knows and feels about situations and characters?

Essay Topic 3

The stories “Fort Bedd” and “Four Calls in the Last Half Hour” reveal different ways of dealing with intimacy and loneliness. How do characters deal with intimacy and loneliness in the two stories? What do the stories reveal about different ways of dealing with intimacy and loneliness?

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