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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. What is the name of the protagonist in The Model?
2. Where is the author of There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella from?
3. What physical problem does the central character of Terminal suffer from?
4. Who is the author of the story Tancredi?
5. What holiday begins The Black Dog?
Short Essay Questions
1. What central theme do Disappearing, A Lover's Ear, and Facing the Light all share? How are their characters similar?
2. What is implied in the story The Verb To Kill? What do the central characters do in the narrative?
3. What takes place in Katya? Who are the characters and what actions do they take in the narrative?
4. Why does the central female character in Facing the Light send her servant away? What realization does she face?
5. What do the characters in Looking for the Rain God decide to do in order to bring rain?
6. What is the theme of Lost Keys? Who is the central character?
7. What physical ailment does the central character in Terminal suffer from?
8. Who is the shoe breaker in The Shoe Breaker? What happens in this story?
9. What is the setting of Di Grasso? From whose perspective is the story told?
10. How does the story The Model reflect the theme of aging?
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 and discuss the settings, characters, and themes presented in The Weather in San Francisco and Blue. What is Brautigan's most famous work and how does The Weather in San Francisco relate to it?
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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