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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 happens to Amelia after the activity in #66?

2. What rude name does Marvin call Cousin Lymon?

3. What is a wunderkind?

4. To where does Amelia retreat after her defeat?

5. What does the man who comes to Amelia's house tell her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Brook and what feat has he just managed to pull off for his college?

2. What does Mister Bilderbach try to get Frances to play in her lesson to get her enthused again?

3. How do Amelia and Marvin prepare for their big fight?

4. What causes Martin to feel love and not anger for Emily?

5. What happens to Marvin after Amelia kicks him out of the house?

6. How do Bitsy's advancing years and his friend's accident force him to face the reality of his life?

7. How does the end of Marvin and Amelia's marriage foreshadow what will happen to Amelia and Cousin Lymon?

8. How does John connect with his ex-wife, Elizabeth, while in New York?

9. Why could Martin's children not eat the meal their mother had prepared for them earlier?

10. What is the result of the one-sided relationship between Amelia and Cousin Lymon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select three stories from this collection and explain the significance of their titles. What did the author mean by naming the stories like she did? Cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Carson McCullers is famous for her use of shocking situations for her characters. Select three situations from any of the stories and explain why they fit into this classification.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the stories. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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