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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 Welcoming the Board of Directors?
2. What intellectual friend does the narrator visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?
3. The author of August 25, 1983 hails from where?
4. What is the man's sole profession in The Laughter?
5. Who is the author of August 25, 1983?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the time span and theme in The Blue Jar?
2. Who are the characters in At the River? What are they catching for food in the story?
3. How is the story On Hope different thematically and structurally from other narratives of the collection?
4. Describe the themes and political motif in One of These Days. What other story in the collection shares similar themes?
5. Who is the central character in On Hope? What does his monkey bring to him?
6. What is the central theme in At the River? How is this manifested in the central characters?
7. What takes place in the story Homage to Isaac Babel? Who are the main characters?
8. What do the boy and his father go to do after getting his new cap in Blackberries? What does this lead to?
9. What is the central theme in Gregory? How does the author represent this theme through the executioner in the narrative?
10. What is the central plot in The Elephant? Why does the protagonist choose to build an inflatable elephant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of feminism in Disappearing, A Lover's Ear and By the Creek. What feminist traits do each of the protagonists reflect?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss August 25, 1983 and The Elephant, comparing the characters, settings, symbolism and themes in each piece. How does the character of Borges relate to the director in The Elephant?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the violence depicted in Arrest Me, Orion and The Verb To Kill. How are rape, imprisonment, and murder represented in each of the narratives? How do they relate to the tone of the other stories in the anthology?
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