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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 Louise?

2. Who is Rosemary?

3. Why does Amy run away?

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

5. Who has a big realization after Amy disappears?

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 becomes evident about Lawrence at Laud's Head?

3. Why does Amy try to run away?

4. Describe the shared love of Irene and Jim Westcott.

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Clancy almost get fired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Define enigma and give an example of a character from Cheever's stories who embodies this literary term.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Louise's feelings before and after the accident with Cash. How does Cash's tyranny motivate those feelings?

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