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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. Who wrote "The Second Tree From the Corner"?

2. In "The Other Woman" when does the storyteller think of the other woman?

3. In "Theft" what is stolen?

4. In "Christmas Gift" why does Sill enter the store?

5. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what instrument does Richard play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the sister acts around Richard in "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin."

2. Compare and contrast the janitress and the young woman in "Theft."

3. In "Christmas Gift" what is the gift?

4. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what does the wife do to hurt her husband?

5. In "The Killers" why doesn't the author tell the reader why Ole Anderson is going to be murdered?

6. Describe the evidence that the family in "Christmas Gift" are second-class citizens.

7. In the end of, "That in Aleppo Once..." why is the narrator unhappy?

8. Why do you think the mistress in "The Other Woman" agreed to the affair?

9. In "The Country Husband" what does Francis' recollection of the maid add to the story?

10. In "Christmas Gift" why does the storekeeper give the boy candy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the two women's sense of entitlement in "Theft."

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss various author's use of symbolism throughout the text. How is it effective in enriching the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss foreshadowing as a literary tool and one author's use of it within the text.

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