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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 Volodya Vlashkin's occupation in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
2. Why did Virginia's husband begin sleeping on the floor?
3. In "A Subject of Childhood," where does Faith feel like "a star" (91)?
4. Which character came to cook Browny breakfast in the morning after he stayed at Josie's?
5. Why is Peter angry at Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink Roast"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the differences between Eddie and Carl at the start of "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All."
2. Describe Charles C. Charly's behavior in the courtroom in "An Irrevocable Diameter." How does Cindy react when he is questioned?
3. in "An Irrevocable Diameter," how do Cindy's parents react when she comes home after a night out with Charles C. Charly?
4. Why is Shirley's mother uncomfortable about her performing in her school's Christmas play? What theme does Shirley note in the play?
5. Who is Josie in "A Woman, Young and Old"? How old is she? How does she behave around Browny?
6. Describe John and Virginia's relationship after her husband leaves in "An Interest in Life."
7. In "Faith in a Tree," what does Richard do after the protesters leave the park?
8. Describe the young boys from "Gloomy Tune."
9. What becomes of Eddie and Carl at the end of "Time Which Made a Monkey of Us All"?
10. What do Jerry and Kitty discuss in "Come On, Ye Sons of Art"? What does Jerry tell Kitty when she asks what she would do without him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose a character from one story in the collection and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Who is she? What else has she written? How is The Collected Stories of Grace Paley representative of her work and life?
Essay Topic 3
Pick a character from one story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
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