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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 "The Key"?

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

3. In "Gesturing" what does Richard see etched in glass?

4. In "Birthmates" what is Art's last name?

5. In "A City of Churches" what is the name of the city?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Key" how did Bessie's life used to be?

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

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

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

6. In "Janus" how is Andrea two-faced after her lover leaves her?

7. Do you feel that the subject matter of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is still relevant today?

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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