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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 "Gesturing" how does Joan smoke her cigarettes?

2. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" where does Connie say she is going with her friends?

3. Who wrote "A City of Churches"?

4. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" how old is Connie?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Zoe know about the pain in her abdomen in "You're Ugly, Too"?

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

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

5. Assuming that Connie is assaulted by Arnold after "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ends, do you think that Connie would have reported the rape?

6. In "Birthmates" why doesn't Art like Billy?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of an unreliable narrator and how this is used in "That in Aleppo Once..."

Essay Topic 2

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

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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