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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. Who does Abe's wife go to stay with for awhile in "Weights and Measures"?

2. What did Edgar study in school in "Fossil-Figures"?

3. What happens to the old woman who wins the game in "Loser"?

4. To what roadhouse does the fisherman go for drinks in "Catch and Release"?

5. What does the fisherman wash when he returns home in "Catch and Release"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the actions of the protagonist develop over time in "Blood"? What is the outcome of the story?

2. Describe the brothers in "Wildfire in Manhattan." What takes place when they meet in the beginning of the story?

3. What does Killheffer believe the world is made of in "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"? What does he offer Dex?

4. How is the relationship between Deel and his family described in the beginning of "The Stars are Falling"?

5. What is the setting of "Mallon The Guru"? What sign comes to Mallon upon entering the village?

6. What does the protagonist of "Blood" believe may drive his actions? How does he go about assuaging this need?

7. How does the dwarf trick Calum in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"? Why?

8. Who are the men described in the beginning of "Unbelief"? What interaction do they have?

9. What first temptation does the protagonist of "Blood" give into? How does he cover up his actions?

10. How does Juvenal meet Iridia in "Juvenal Nyx"? What impact does this encounter have on him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Juvenal and Julia in "Juvenal Nyx." How does Juvenal feel about his creator? Why does Julia abandon Juvenal?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the fisherman in "Catch and Release." For what reason did the serial killer begin this method of working? How does he feel at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Deel and Mary Lou in "The Stars are Falling." What has happened to the relationship between these characters?

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