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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. Whose fight prompts a call to police?

2. Where does James Clancy get a job?

3. How many children does Mrs. Pomeroy have?

4. What is the title of the story about Amy Lawton?

5. Who continue to have terrible disagreements in "Clancy and the Tower of Babel"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Amy try to run away?

2. What is the background of the relationship between Ralph and Laura Whittemore?

3. What baffles Clancy when he ends up in the hospital?

4. Who does the Pomeroy family consist of?

5. Why does Irene hate the new radio?

6. Who are the Crutchmans in "The Worm in the Apple?"

7. How is Clarissa described in "The Chaste Clarissa?"

8. What is the relationship between the Pomeroy children?

9. In "O City of Broken Dreams," how do the Malloys react to interest in the play Evarts has written?

10. What is Cash's wife's life like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Marcie's and her husband's drive for life after their relationship changes. Who controlls the change in the relationship in the beginning and how does that change?

Essay Topic 2

In "Goodbye My Brother," what kind of emotions does the Pomeroy family feel when Lawrence removes himself? Describe how these feelings are complicated because of their relationship with Lawrence.

Essay Topic 3

In "Clancy in the Tower of Babel," why does Jim judge the tenants, even though he is just a lowly elevator operator? How does it blow up in his face?

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