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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 does the narrator of "Angel of the Bridge" discover he is afraid of?

2. Where was Donna born?

3. How does Mr. Seton view the life of a poet?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Charlie decide to return home?

4. How does Mr. Seton act ashamed of his profession?

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

6. What is Donna Carla's family history?

7. What do people in Florence think of the Seton family?

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

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

10. How is Richard described in "The Lowboy?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Angel of the Bridge," how does the son's avoidance of his own issues manifest itself in a fear? What did he focus on when he was avoiding his own fears?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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