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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 arranged the thoughtful gesture from the tenants for James Clancy?

2. What is the setting for the story about the Pomeroy family?

3. How does Ralph try to improve the Whitmores lives?

4. What kind of music do Irene and Jim like?

5. What does James Clancy do at his job?

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 baffles Clancy when he ends up in the hospital?

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

4. What do the Pomeroy children do to irk Lawrence?

5. What are the Pomeroys feelings about seeing each other at Laud's Head?

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

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

8. Why is Ralph trying to get new jobs and promotions?

9. Why does Irene hate the new radio?

10. Why does Amy try to run away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Enormous Radio," describe the changes that occur in the character of Irene when she gets a new radio. Be sure to describe her life before the new and radio and her obsessions and attitude afterward.

Essay Topic 2

How does Mr. Lawton come to the realization that he is hurting his daughter, and how did she have to suffer before her father learned that lesson?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Ralph feels entitled to having a rich lifestyle? Or does he just want to be comfortable? Why or why not?

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