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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 is the occupation of the narrator of "Georgy Porgy?"

2. Who is helping Claud with his greyhound plan?

3. What does the man who picks up the hitchhiker get pulled over for?

4. Who was Mr. Bixby having an affair with?

5. How many of Hitler's mother's children have died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is royal jelly?

2. How did Mrs. Bixby hide her affair for so long?

3. What happens when Lexington eats meat for the first time in "Pig?"

4. What does Vic's wife tell him the morning after the switch?

5. Why has Klara Hitler moved to a new town in "Genesis and Catstrophe?"

6. What does the ratcatcher say is the best way to catch mice?

7. What does the landlady do with all of her pets when they die?

8. What is wrong with Mabel's baby in "Royal Jelly," and why is she so concerned about this?

9. How does Mrs. Bixby try to trick her husband into getting her the mink coat?

10. How does David save the giant turtle in "The Boy who Talked with Animals?"

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

What happened to George when he was a child in "Georgy Porgy," and how did this affect his life as an adult?

Essay Topic 3

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of these stories, and it is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How is this sensitive theme manifested differently throughout the book?

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