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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 "A City of Churches" Cecilia works for ____________.

2. In "The Key" how many children does Bessie have?

3. Who wrote "A City of Churches"?

4. In "The Rotifer" the narrator does research for which family?

5. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" where do Connie and her friends actually go to hang out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Connie feel about her family in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

2. Why doesn't Zoe get fired from her job in "You're Ugly, Too"?

3. In "The Gesturing" what do Joan and Ruth have in common?

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

5. Why do you think that Bessie dies at the end of "The Key"?

6. In "The Shawl" does Stella feel guilt for causing the death of her baby sister?

7. In "The Gesturing" does Richard still love Joan? How can you tell?

8. In "The Shawl" how does the garment feed both Magda and her mother?

9. Who is a stronger person, Bessie of "The Key" or Cecilia of "A City of Churches"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the coming of age theme within "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin."

Essay Topic 2

Explain what you believe the gift is in "The Christmas Gift." Support your argument with evidence 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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