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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 "The Key" who is the dead person Bessie sees?
(a) Sam, her husband.
(b) Caroline, her daughter.
(c) Her Uncle Buck.
(d) Her mother.

2. In "The Shawl" who is the mother?
(a) Magda.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Stella.

3. In "Gesturing" who is Richard's wife?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Helen.
(d) Joan.

4. In "A City of Churches" Cecilia works for ____________.
(a) A car rental company.
(b) A bank.
(c) An insurance agency.
(d) A school.

5. Who wrote "The Key"?
(a) Kahlil Gibran.
(b) Michael Moore.
(c) Isaac Beshevis Singer.
(d) Anne Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Gesturing"?

2. In "A City of Churches" what does Cecilia say she will dream about?

3. In "Gesturing" how does Joan smoke her cigarettes?

4. In "The Shawl" what does the shawl conceal?

5. In "Birthmates" what is Art's nationality?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Zoe get fired from her job in "You're Ugly, Too"?

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

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

4. In "The Shawl" does Stella feel guilt for causing the death of her baby sister?

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

6. Why do you think that Bessie dies at the end of "The Key"?

7. What measure does Zoe take to not offend her sister in "You're Ugly, Too"?

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

9. Who is a stronger person, Bessie of "The Key" or Cecilia of "A City of Churches"?

10. Do you think there is an actual City of Churches somewhere?

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