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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 are Donna's parents?

2. What do the neighbors think Mr. Seton is?

3. What is the name of the place where Charlie is when the story begins?

4. What did the wife want to do with her life in "The Chimera?"

5. Who has an affair in "The Chimera?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the son in the "Reunion" feel about seeing his father?

2. How does Cheever feel about Marlon Brando?

3. Why does Charlie run away from Marcie and his children?

4. Describe Gee Gee's behavior when he is sober?

5. How does Mr. Folkestone's behavior change throughout the story?

6. How does the Assunta respond to the old woman in "Montraldo"?

7. How does the man's wife in "The Chimera" react to Olga?

8. What kind of impact does the Duke's fall have?

9. What is Donna Carla's family history?

10. Although the mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" is spry and lively, what faults does she have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Evarts and Alice Malloys' reasons for traveling from their home in Indiana to Manhatten. What is the driving force for Evarts? How does it differ from Alice's?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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