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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the key to Jack's happiness?
(a) Learning a foreign language.
(b) Breaking ties with his family.
(c) Cultivating his relationship with Rosemary.
(d) Opening his own business.

2. What does Maureen want to show to the woman in #101?
(a) New painting.
(b) New haircut.
(c) New car.
(d) New china cabinet.

3. At what age do Maureen and Shirley drop out of school?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

4. What is Shirley's last name?
(a) Banner.
(b) Voiles.
(c) Kerrigan.
(d) Shroyer.

5. What news does Peggy have when she arrives at Maureen's?
(a) Tom has a new job.
(b) Tom is very ill.
(c) Tom is marrying another woman.
(d) Tom is away on business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Catherine visit in "Homage for Isaac Babel"?

2. How does Jack know when his father will die?

3. Susan turns a spare bedroom into __________________.

4. Which one of Cedric's daughter's does Jack's father want to see?

5. Who does Maureen invite to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the story after Hetty's death?

2. What was life like for Matthew and Susan Rawlings prior to their marriage?

3. What does Jack do with his life after the death of his father?

4. What does Jack's dream reveal to him?

5. What do Maureen and Stanley seem to have in common?

6. What seems to be the turning point in Matthew and Susan's marriage?

7. What does the potter symbolize in "Two Potters"?

8. What is the significance of the story's title?

9. What is Jack's relationship with his siblings?

10. What are Tony Head's drawbacks according to Maureen?

(see the answer keys)

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