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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 "Theft" what does the main character try to give the thief?

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

3. Who wrote "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin"?

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

5. Who wrote "My Dead Brother Comes to America"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "That in Aleppo Once..." do you think the wife ever actually existed?

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

3. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," do you think the main character is mentally ill? Why?

4. Why do you think that Francis becomes obsessed with the babysitter in "A Country Husband"?

5. In "The Country Husband" how does Julia make herself happy?

6. When "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" and "The Country Husband" were first published, how controversial was the subject matter?

7. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Harris do to try to help the hitch-hikers?

8. In "Wild Plums" why do the narrator's parents not want her to pick plums?

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

10. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what does the father do to show he cares for his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the elements of sexuality within "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" and "A Country Husband."

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the subject matter of "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" was controversial when it was first written.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the dissatisfaction in the lives of Zoe of "You're Ugly, Too" and Art of "Birthmates." Include the following elements:

a) Romantic relationships

b) Professional relationships

c) Health

d) Social interactions

e) Degree of being jaded

Be sure include evidence from the text.

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