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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 Shawl" what does the shawl conceal?
(a) Baby Rosa.
(b) A gun.
(c) Baby Stella.
(d) Baby Magda.

2. In "The Rotifer" what is the fiance's name?
(a) Harry.
(b) Jose.
(c) Dick.
(d) Tom.

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

4. In "Birthmates" Art is hit over the head with ___________.
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A telephone.
(d) A skateboard.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "A City of Churches" what is the name of the city?

3. In "A City of Churches" Cecilia works for ____________.

4. In "The Shawl" who kills Magda?

5. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" what is Connie doing when Arnold shows up?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Key" how did Bessie's life used to be?

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

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

4. In "Janus" how is Andrea two-faced after her lover leaves her?

5. Describe Earl and Zoe's costumes in "You're Ugly, Too" and how they are relevant to the story.

6. What does Zoe know about the pain in her abdomen in "You're Ugly, Too"?

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

8. In "Birthmates" why doesn't Art like Billy?

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

10. Describe Bessie's paranoia in "The Key."

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