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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 "Gesturing"?

2. In "A City of Churches" what are Cecilia's options for lodging?

3. In "The Key" what does Bessie have a hard time doing?

4. In "The Shawl" who is the mother?

5. In "The Key" who keeps Bessie's groceries for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" what does Connie usually do with her friends?

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

3. In "A City of Churches" why doesn't Cecilia seem to be afraid of the town and its people?

4. In "Janus" how is Andrea two-faced when she is with her lover?

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

6. Describe the motel in "Birthmates."

7. In "The Rotifer" where does the narrator first see her cousin's fiance?

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

9. Do you think there is an actual City of Churches somewhere?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the idea of familial obligation as it appears in "The Rotifer" and "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

Essay Topic 2

Explore and describe the appearance and roles of social class issues within a specific work. How do they affect the story? Include the following elements:

a) Race

b) Stereotypes

c) Morality

d) Education

Be sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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

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