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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "The Country Husband" what event happens at the beginning of the story?
2. In "Christmas Gift" what does the storekeeper give the boy?
3. In "Wild Plums" what was the Slump family supposed to return on their way to the woods?
4. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," how did the brother die?
5. In "Christmas Gift" the boy is looking for __________.
Short Essay Questions
1. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the father do to show he cares for his family?
2. In "Christmas Gift" why do you suppose the father stopped complaining about the half-sister staying with the family?
3. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Harris do to try to help the hitch-hikers?
4. In "Wild Plums" why do the narrator's parents not want her to pick plums?
5. Why do you think the author chose to have a narrator listening to a friend tell a story in "The Other Woman"?
6. In "The Killers" why doesn't the author tell the reader why Ole Anderson is going to be murdered?
7. In "The Country Husband" what does Francis' recollection of the maid add to the story?
8. Describe the young woman in "Theft."
9. In the end of, "That in Aleppo Once..." why is the narrator unhappy?
10. Describe the marriage between Julia and Francis in "The Country Husband."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore the similarities and differences between men and women regarding love and lust as portrayed throughout the century.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the elements of sexuality within "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" and "A Country Husband."
Essay Topic 3
Although the main character in "You're Ugly, Too" is a miserable person who is possibly facing cancer, the story does contain some comic relief such as the Halloween costumes worn by the characters. Cite other examples of comic relief from within the text and explain how it enhances the story and why it is necessary.
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