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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 Cecil Smith?

2. What did the husband want to do with his life in "The Chimera?"

3. Who tells the son to leave his mother alone in "Angel of the Bridge"?

4. In "The Angel of the Bridge," what is the man embarrassed by?

5. What do the Setons think of Italy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does usually behave Gee Gee when he drinks?

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

3. Whose inheritance is the subject of "The Lowboy" and why?

4. Why do Peaches and Gee Gee have to move once a year?

5. How does the husband in "The Chimera" feel after Olga leaves?

6. Why does Charlie decide to return home?

7. What does Donna Carla think of all of the rumors around her?

8. What is it about the elderly mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" that irks her son?

9. How has Marcie moved on with her life by the time Charlie returns?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Marcie's and her husband's drive for life after their relationship changes. Who controlls the change in the relationship in the beginning and how does that change?

Essay Topic 2

In "Goodbye My Brother," what kind of emotions does the Pomeroy family feel when Lawrence removes himself? Describe how these feelings are complicated because of their relationship with Lawrence.

Essay Topic 3

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

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