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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" what other language does Bessie speak?
(a) French.
(b) Polish.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) Mandarin.

2. In "The Key" what does Bessie put in her keyhole?
(a) Bubblegum.
(b) Putty.
(c) A spy camera.
(d) Her finger.

3. In "The Shawl" who is the older sister?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Stella.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Magda.

4. In "A City of Churches" why do they need Cecilia to stay?
(a) To sing in the choir.
(b) In order to make their town perfect.
(c) She cooks well.
(d) To teach Sunday school.

5. In "Birthmates" what gender was Art and his wife's unborn child?
(a) It was a boy.
(b) Twin boys.
(c) It doesn't say.
(d) It was a girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" how old is Connie?

2. In "The Key" what type of figure does Bessie have?

3. In "The Key" who keeps Bessie's groceries for her?

4. In "The Key" whom has Bessie written letters to for help?

5. Who wrote "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Gesturing" does Richard still love Joan? How can you tell?

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

4. In "The Rotifer" do you think that the narrator should have told her cousin about her cheating fiance?

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

6. In "The Key" what measures has Bessie taken to thwart those who are out to get her?

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

8. Assuming that Connie is assaulted by Arnold after "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ends, do you think that Connie would have reported the rape?

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

10. Describe the motel in "Birthmates."

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