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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. From which country does the story The Verb To Kill come?

2. Who is the author of Arrest Me?

3. Who is the author of Di Grasso?

4. What is the name of Katya's lover in Katya?

5. How does the woman in Terminal attempt suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in Katya? Who are the characters and what actions do they take in the narrative?

2. Who are the characters in Emilie Plead Choose One Egg? What takes place in the story?

3. What is implied in the story The Verb To Kill? What do the central characters do in the narrative?

4. Who is the shoe breaker in The Shoe Breaker? What happens in this story?

5. 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?

6. How do Artemis and Orion meet in Orion? What is the outcome for the title character?

7. How does the story The Model reflect the theme of aging?

8. What does the central character in Arrest Me have as his objective? Why?

9. What is the back-story established in Orion? Who are the main characters?

10. What do Tancredi's two heads do once he grows up in Tancredi?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the mythology of Xtabay, and the setting and themes in the story Iguana Hunting. What is symbolic in the children's vision?

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