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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 teacher in The School?
2. Orion is killed by what in the story with his name?
3. Who is the author of The Verb To Kill ?
4. Where did the narrator's uncle go and find a bride in Family Album?
5. Who wrote The Black Dog?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the story The Model reflect the theme of aging?
2. What is the setting of Di Grasso? From whose perspective is the story told?
3. How do the elderly couple in Mr. and Mrs. Martins prepare for death?
4. Who is the shoe breaker in The Shoe Breaker? What happens in this story?
5. How do the stories Emilie Plead Choose One Egg and The Grass-Eaters relate to one another?
6. Who is the central character in There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head? What happens to him?
7. Who are the characters in Emilie Plead Choose One Egg? What takes place in the story?
8. What physical ailment does the central character in Terminal suffer from?
9. Why does the central female character in Facing the Light send her servant away? What realization does she face?
10. What central theme do Disappearing, A Lover's Ear, and Facing the Light all share? How are their characters similar?
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 the themes and perspectives presented in Girl and The Other Wife. What elements of feminism can be seen in the themes of these works? How is this reflected in other writings by the authors?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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