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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "You're Ugly, Too" who does Charlie want her to meet?
(a) Carolyn.
(b) Evan.
(c) Beth.
(d) Earl.

2. In "You're Ugly, Too" what costume does Zoe wear to the Halloween party?
(a) Deer antlers.
(b) A harpoon headband.
(c) Fairy wings.
(d) A witch's hat.

3. In "The Shawl" who kills Magda?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) A Nazi soldier.

4. Who wrote "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Fannie Flagg.
(c) Joyce Carol Oates.
(d) Sue Monk Kidd.

5. In "Gesturing" what does Richard see etched in glass?
(a) "With this ring I thee wed."
(b) "I trust you."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "It's over."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" why doesn't Connie want to go on the family outing?

2. In "The Rotifer" where had the narrator seen her cousin's fiance before she officially met him?

3. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" how old does Arnold claim to be?

4. In "Janus" what did he main character's lover want her to do?

5. In "Birthmates" what gender was Art and his wife's unborn child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think that Connie did the right thing by going with Arnold in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

2. In "The Rotifer" where does the narrator first see her cousin's fiance?

3. In "The Gesturing" what do Joan and Ruth have in common?

4. How does Connie feel about her family in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

5. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" what does Connie usually do with her friends?

6. In "Janus" how is Andrea two-faced when she is with her lover?

7. In "The Shawl" how does the garment feed both Magda and her mother?

8. Do you feel that the subject matter of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is still relevant today?

9. In "A City of Churches" why doesn't Cecilia seem to be afraid of the town and its people?

10. In "A City of Churches" what does Cecilia say she will do that the townspeople won't like?

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