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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 the maid at Susan and Matthew's home?

2. What is Jack's profession?

3. What news does Peggy have when she arrives at Maureen's?

4. Why do Hattie's children not stay in contact with her?

5. What fowl does Hetty sometimes eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hetty's existence as a homeless woman with no family.

2. How do Maureen and Shirley become friends in "Notes for a Case History"?

3. What is the premise of "Our Friend Judith"?

4. What could be the double meanings for the title, "Between Men"?

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

6. Why does Susan consider leaving a note for the coroner before she dies?

7. Why does Susan fabricate having a lover?

8. What does Catherine learn from Isaac Babel?

9. What is the premise of "Homage for Isaac Babel"?

10. What is the premise of "The Temptation of Jack Orkney"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the stories. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in England in the mid-20th century when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

Essay Topic 3

Choose three characters from different stories and then project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for their lives. Be sure to include geography, marital status, work, socialization, etc.

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