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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. The author of The Elephant comes from where?
2. What does the old woman feed the meat to in the end of Weather in San Francisco?
3. What does Freddie explain her biological father is in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
4. What is the man's sole profession in The Laughter?
5. Whose son died in Welcoming the Board of Directors?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the characters in At the River? What are they catching for food in the story?
2. What is the central plot in The Elephant? Why does the protagonist choose to build an inflatable elephant?
3. Describe the scene that is the central subject in Preparations? What does the author consider?
4. What is the girl given in The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket? Why is she excited?
5. Who is the central character in House Opposite? What decision does he make in the narrative?
6. What do the boy and his father go to do after getting his new cap in Blackberries? What does this lead to?
7. Describe the time span and theme in The Blue Jar?
8. How does the dentist get revenge in One of These Days? For what does he enact vengeance?
9. Who is the central character in La Volpaia? Who joins him on his journey?
10. What is the central theme in At the River? How is this manifested in the central characters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the literary technique of imagery, metaphor, symbolism, and motif and identify each in Blackberries and Don't You Blame Anyone. How is the theme of the frailty of human interconnectedness reflected in these works?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the symbolism, characters and settings of The Book, Facing the Light and Lost Keys. How is the theme of aging represented in each of these works?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the narrative voice, tense, and structure of La Volpaia. How do the themes and symbolism in this narrative relate to others in the anthology?
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