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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" where does Zoe have pains?
(a) Her back.
(b) Her abdomen.
(c) Her toe.
(d) Her knee.

2. In "Janus" what is the main character's name?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) Janus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Zeus.

3. In "A City of Churches" what do the citizens tell Cecilia they will not do?
(a) Curse.
(b) Rent to her.
(c) Cook dinner for her.
(d) Rent cars.

4. In "The Key" what type of figure does Bessie have?
(a) Hourglass.
(b) Fat.
(c) Lumpy.
(d) Skinny.

5. In "The Key" in what city does Bessie live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Tampa.
(d) Phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Gesturing"?

2. Who wrote "The Shawl"?

3. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" where do Connie and her friends actually go to hang out?

4. In "You're Ugly, Too" who does Charlie want her to meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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