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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 setting for the story about the Pomeroy family?

2. Where country do the immigrants come from in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?

3. Who has a bad temper in the Cash Bentley story?

4. What does James Clancy realize at the end of the story?

5. How soon did Ralph and Laura get married after meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Clancy do when he first starts his job in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel?"

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

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

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

6. Who does the Pomeroy family consist of?

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

8. What becomes evident about Lawrence at Laud's Head?

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

10. What kind of a housekeeper is Rosemary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Laura's feelings about money at the end of the story with Ralph's. Is Laura happy and content? What about Ralph?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In "The Angel of the Bridge," how does the son's avoidance of his own issues manifest itself in a fear? What did he focus on when he was avoiding his own fears?

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