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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 The Explosion in the Parlor?
2. Who wrote the story Katya?
3. From what country is the author of Courtly Vision?
4. What is the name of Katya's lover in Katya?
5. What is the name of the shoe breaker in The Shoe Breaker?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the elderly couple in Mr. and Mrs. Martins prepare for death?
2. 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?
3. What do Tancredi's two heads do once he grows up in Tancredi?
4. What is the setting of Di Grasso? From whose perspective is the story told?
5. Who are the characters in Emilie Plead Choose One Egg? What takes place in the story?
6. What does the protagonist in A Lover's Ear keep with her at all times? What takes place in the climax of the narrative?
7. How do Artemis and Orion meet in Orion? What is the outcome for the title character?
8. How does the central theme and structure of Looking for the Rain God relate to other stories in the collection?
9. What is the back-story established in Orion? Who are the main characters?
10. What takes place in Katya? Who are the characters and what actions do they take in the narrative?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the themes, symbolism, and imagery implemented by the author in The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket. How does the tone of this story differ or relate to those around it in the anthology?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting, characters, and themes in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics. What about the setting informs the characters' racial bias?
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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