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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 else heard something last night that wasn't a garage door?

2. Why does Joy leave Chicago?

3. What is Hixie?

4. What is the ceramic bug that Qwill finds?

5. What does Dan do that has a quieting effect on the table?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it a good thing that the majority of Joy's newest pottery pieces are locked up? Why can't Joy show them to Qwilleran?

2. Why is Qwilleran so excited to see Joy?

3. What has attracted so much attention from the two cats in their new home?

4. Why does Joy think that Dan might be jealous of her work?

5. What situations have made Joy's marital problems obvious to Qwilleran?

6. What leads to Qwill's purchase in the pet food store? How do the cats react to this?

7. Why is Qwilleran upset about his diet?

8. How does Mr. Maus acquire the pottery?

9. What does Riker not know and cannot believe?

10. What new job does the managing editor assign Qwilleran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define "haute cuisine." What specifically classifies it as an art? Does it classify as an art in your mind? Why or why not? If so, how does it register as an art form in your mind, and if not, what could change to elevate it to art?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how art has changed over the past two thousand years. What images traditionally occupied an artist's work? What forms presently occupy an artist's attention? Suggest potential reasons for this.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Maus is more stressed upon his return home than he is when his trip is delayed and hijacked. Suggest reasons whether or not this is a normal reaction to stressful situations.

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