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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 Other Woman" what is about to happen in the storyteller's life?

2. Who wrote "The Country Husband"?

3. Who wrote "Wild Plums"?

4. In "The Country Husband" Francis had been in the __________.

5. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what mode of transportation is taken on the way to the honeymoon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Wild Plums" why did the young girl want to pick plums?

3. Describe the young woman in "Theft."

4. How do you perceive the fiancee in "The Other Woman"?

5. In "The Other Woman" do you think that the man truly loved his wife?

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

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

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

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

10. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does the guitar mean to each of the characters?

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

Explore the similarities and differences between men and women regarding love and lust as portrayed throughout the century.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of "The Other Woman."

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