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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 is the name of the woman who the fisherman buys drinks for at the roadhouse in "Catch and Release"?

2. What does the protagonist's wife ask him after he confesses to his actions in "Blood"?

3. What does Jack collect on the way to the lake in "Goblin Lake"?

4. What is Goblin Lake also known as?

5. Where does Edgar go after he is indicted on charges in "Fossil-Figures"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom confess to Deel while hunting in "The Stars are Falling"? What happens next?

2. Who gives Juvenal his name in "Juvenal Nyx"? How are their encounters described?

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

4. What does the fisherman do to the woman he sees at the grocery store in "Catch and Release"?

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

6. What leads to the reuniting of the brothers in "Fossil-Figures"? How do they die?

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

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

9. How long do the visits come nightly to Juvenal in "Juvenal Nyx"? What is he left with when his "creator" leaves him?

10. How are the pledges described in the story "Loser"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare authors Jeffrey Ford and Chuck Palahniuk and the characters and settings of "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" and "Loser." How do these stories differ in style?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "revenge" in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains." What symbolism and imagery support this theme? How?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the characters and setting of "Lief in the Wind." Where is the planet Beta Andromedae located in relation to Earth?

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