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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 is Rosemary?

2. Who gets ill and goes to the hospital in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?

3. Who is Louise?

4. Where does Diana live?

5. What is Clarissa's last name in "The Chaste Clarissa?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of parents are the Lawtons, in "The Sorrows of Gin?"

3. Describe Cash's and Louise's marriage.

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

5. How does the story of Irene and Jim Westcott get its name?

6. How is Baxter described?

7. How does Cash feel about his former days as a track star in "O Youth and Beauty?"

8. Why don't the other Pomeroy children like Lawrence?

9. What is the relationship between the Pomeroy children?

10. How do Ralph and Laura Whittemore feel about money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the difference in emotions that drive Charlie when he leaves and comes back to his family.

Essay Topic 3

How does assumption play a role in the story about the Seton family and the Italians?

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