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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 gift does Uncle Oswald send in "The Visitor?"

2. Who saves the giant turtle?

3. What kind of insect is Albert very interested in?

4. What did Oswald do that was attractive to ladies?

5. What does the rat catcher put in the bags to catch rats?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the experiment used by the narrator in "Georgy Porgy" to understand women?

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

6. What happens when Lexington visits a packing house?

7. How does the hitchhiker save the narrator from getting a ticket?

8. Why does Klara think her last child will live?

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

10. How did the mother of the narrator of "Georgy Porgy" die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Failure is a strong theme in these stories. Which one of the plots best displays this theme, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Roald Dahl's general tone in these stories was very dark and satirical. How did this tone affect the course of the plots, and what might this indicate about the author?

Essay Topic 3

Death is an integral part of a number of these stories. What are some of the most significant instances of death, and how does it change the course of the plot in those stories?

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