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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. Why does the man in the story feel so ill?
2. How does the woman realize her study of religion has made her feel?
3. For the majority of the story, what tone does the narrator adopt?
4. What does the woman suspect that the man believes about his blasphemy?
5. What specific Biblical story does the writer focus on?
Short Essay Questions
1. Besides the timing of his phone call, what connects the man who thinks he is dying to the rest of the story the woman is writing?
2. When the woman is riding the train, after the hurricane has passed, what two realizations does she come to?
3. In the end of "The Center of the Story," what does the woman realize about the emptiness at the center of her story?
4. Explain what the "yellow pall" is and what things in Davis's story it is attached to.
5. How is the story that the woman is writing similar to the earth and different from a hurricane?
6. Why does the woman watch the news so often, and what does she hear on the news that makes her feel exicted?
7. What comment does the story make about paring a story down to the essentials, and what does this have to do with Davis's own style?
8. What book has the woman been reading, and what story is she specifically interested in?
9. What contradiction does Davis's first sentence introduce?
10. What paradox related to religion does the woman encounter in writing her story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that affirms, refutes, or qualifies the following statement: "'The Center of the Story' is built around an analogy comparing a person's life to a written story." Use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes the role that writing plays in the protagonist's life. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the protagonist's search for meaning in "The Center of Things." Support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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