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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" what is Zoe's last name?
(a) Jen.
(b) Hendricks.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Elliott.

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

3. In "Birthmates" what is Art's last name?
(a) Thompson.
(b) Jen.
(c) Esteban.
(d) Woo.

4. In "A City of Churches" what religion does the whole town practice?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Taoism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Buddhism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Shawl" who is the older sister?

2. In "The Key" who is the dead person Bessie sees?

3. In "A City of Churches" why do they need Cecilia to stay?

4. In "Janus" what is the main character's name?

5. Who wrote "Janus"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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