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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. What does Stag collect from the people working for Madame Rosette?

2. In "Galloping Foxley," what does Perkins like so much about his commute?

3. What is the one thing that makes Mrs. Foster worry in "The Way Up to Heaven?"

4. What does Mike want to win in his bet with Richard?

5. What causes Mrs. Foster's plane to France to be grounded?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mike always try to impress Richard with in "Taste?"

2. How did Mike cheat in the bet, and how was this discovered?

3. How did Soutine create a work of art on Drioli's back?

4. What happens to the Chippendale commode and why?

5. In "Galloping Foxley," what did Foxley used to do to Perkins?

6. How did Drioli respond to the advances Soutine made on his wife in "Skin?"

7. What happens at the end of "Dip in the Pool?"

8. How does Madame Rosette get girls to work for her on a long term basis?

9. How does Stuffy learn about the method Madame Rosette uses to get girl to work for her on a long term basis?

10. How do the girls working for Madame Rosette feel when they learn they are free?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in these stories. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plots they were involved in?

Essay Topic 2

Roald Dahl includes some ingenious forms of irony in these stories. What are some of these examples, and how does this ironic nature affect the plot of the stories?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of husband and wife relationships written about in these stories. Choose some of these to compare and contrast. How are they different? How are they similar?

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