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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 do the children convince their father to let them borrow in The Verb To Kill?
2. What is the name of the protagonist in The Model?
3. Who is the author of The Explosion in the Parlor?
4. The author of By the Creek is listed as being from the United States and where?
5. The author of Family Album hails from where?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the elderly couple in Mr. and Mrs. Martins prepare for death?
2. What do Tancredi's two heads do once he grows up in Tancredi?
3. What activity is the father of Las Papas doing in the narrative? What does he teach his son?
4. How do Di Grasso and The Street-Sweeping Show relate thematically?
5. How does the central theme and structure of Looking for the Rain God relate to other stories in the collection?
6. What is the back-story established in Orion? Who are the main characters?
7. What is implied in the story The Verb To Kill? What do the central characters do in the narrative?
8. Describe the structure and imagery in the stories Snow and The Explosion in the Parlor. How do these narratives relate thematically to the whole of the collection?
9. What do the characters in Looking for the Rain God decide to do in order to bring rain?
10. Why does the central female character in Facing the Light send her servant away? What realization does she face?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
House Opposite presents an opposing image of societal piety from La Volpaia, one western and one eastern. Describe these different views and how they are reflected in the protagonists.
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