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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 Lawrence's profession?

2. How do Irene and Jim listen to their music?

3. How old are Mrs. Pomery's children?

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

5. Where is Clarissa spending the summer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Laura do when she becomes pregnant?

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

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

6. How is Baxter described?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the feelings Donna Carla has about her role as a noblewoman. How does that change throughout "The Duchess?"

Essay Topic 2

Describe the motivation for the secretary to stalk Blake. Do you think she was trying to get back at him for taking advantage of her or did she have serious mental issues? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the narrator's outlook on life and her neighbors lives in "The Worm in the Apple?"

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