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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 Fifth Story?
2. What does the young boy borrow from his father in By the Creek?
3. The author of Family Album hails from where?
4. Who is Artemis' father in Orion?
5. Where is the author of Disappearing from?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Artemis and Orion meet in Orion? What is the outcome for the title character?
2. How do Di Grasso and The Street-Sweeping Show relate thematically?
3. How does the story The Model reflect the theme of aging?
4. What physical ailment does the central character in Terminal suffer from?
5. How does the central theme and structure of Looking for the Rain God relate to other stories in the collection?
6. What do the characters in Looking for the Rain God decide to do in order to bring rain?
7. What is implied in the story The Verb To Kill? What do the central characters do in the narrative?
8. How do the elderly couple in Mr. and Mrs. Martins prepare for death?
9. What activity is the father of Las Papas doing in the narrative? What does he teach his son?
10. Who are the characters in Emilie Plead Choose One Egg? What takes place in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Doris Lessing's career, style and awards. How is Lessing's work represented in Homage to Isaac Babel? What recurring themes appear in Lessing's works?
Essay Topic 2
Define postmodernism in literature and discuss the postmodern narrative styles of On Hope and Happy Endings. How are the authors' other works reflective of postmodern elements?
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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