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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 wrote the story Gregory?
2. The story of Happy Endings is structured similarly to what?
3. Where is the author of The Falling Girl from?
4. What is the older Borges doing in the hotel room in August 25, 1983?
5. Who becomes engaged to Freddie in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the setting of The Falling Girl? Who is the central character and what action does she take in the beginning of the story?
2. How is the narrative structured in the story Happy Endings? What are the first scenarios like?
3. What happens once the inflatable elephant is built in The Elephant?
4. Who is the central character in Love, Your Only Mother? What does she receive regularly in the mail?
5. Who is the central character in On Hope? What does his monkey bring to him?
6. What is the central conflict facing the family in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics? How do they go about remedying it?
7. What is the central theme in Gregory? How does the author represent this theme through the executioner in the narrative?
8. Who is the central character in La Volpaia? Who joins him on his journey?
9. What is the objective of the protagonist in The Laugher? When is he the happiest?
10. What is the older Borges doing in August 25, 1983? What is the reaction of the younger Borges?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the work and careers of Dino Buzzati and Stuart Dybek. How is each author's style reflected in the characters, settings, subjects and themes in The Falling Girl and Death of the Right Fielder?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Doris Lessing's career, style and awards. How is Lessing's work represented in Homage to Isaac Babel? What recurring themes appear in Lessing's works?
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