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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 author of Orion?
2. Where did the narrator's uncle go and find a bride in Family Album?
3. Who wrote Family Album?
4. The protagonist in Arrest Me wants to go to prison to do what?
5. Who is the author of the story Tancredi?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the story The Model reflect the theme of aging?
2. What does the protagonist in A Lover's Ear keep with her at all times? What takes place in the climax of the narrative?
3. Who are the characters in Emilie Plead Choose One Egg? What takes place in the story?
4. What takes place in Katya? Who are the characters and what actions do they take in the narrative?
5. What activity is the father of Las Papas doing in the narrative? What does he teach his son?
6. How do the stories Emilie Plead Choose One Egg and The Grass-Eaters relate to one another?
7. What memory is related in the story Snow?
8. Who is the central character in There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head? What happens to him?
9. What physical ailment does the central character in Terminal suffer from?
10. How do Artemis and Orion meet in Orion? What is the outcome for the title character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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