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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 "Birthmates" Art is hit over the head with ___________.

2. What is a rotifer?

3. In "Birthmates" what gender was Art and his wife's unborn child?

4. Who wrote "The Shawl"?

5. In "The Rotifer" what state is the narrator in at the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Earl and Zoe's costumes in "You're Ugly, Too" and how they are relevant to the story.

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

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

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

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

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

7. In "A City of Churches" what does Cecilia say she will do that the townspeople won't like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the time period plays a role in "My Dead Brother Comes to America" and "The Christmas Gift."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the appearances of religion within "The Key" and "A City of Churches." How is religion portrayed? Is it a positive or negative force within the text?

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