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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 do people think of the sitcom in the story about the Seton family?

2. Where is Charlie when the story begins?

3. What is Mr. Seton afraid to tell his neighbors?

4. Where is Charlie headed when the story begins?

5. What happens when Gee Gee gets drunk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the man in The Chimera have sour feelings about his wife?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Marcie's reaction to dealing with Charlie's departure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the father in "The Reunion" alienate others, especially his son? Why does he act the way he does?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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