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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 Josephine put on lipstick and a bra in "A Woman, Young and Old"?
2. What does Ricardo tell Faith in the letter he writes her in "Faith in a Tree"?
3. Who lives in The Children of Judea in "Faith in the Afternoon"?
4. What does Faith tell her father must happen before she can visit him again at the end of "Faith in the Afternoon"?
5. What is Volodya Vlashkin's occupation in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Faith in the Afternoon," when Faith learns about what has happened to her old friend Tess she says Tess never guessed her life were turn out like that. What happened to Tess? What things happened to Faith and Anita Franklin that they would have never guessed?
2. Describe the differences between Eddie and Carl at the start of "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All."
3. Describe the setting in "The Used Boy Raisers." Where does the story take place? Who is there? What is the relationship between characters?
4. How does Eddie help the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"? Why does she become upset about work at the end?
5. Describe Fred and Dotty's relationshp? Why does she leave him? What money-making idea does she approach him with?
6. How did Rose meet Volodya Vlashkin? How can you describe their relationship in the beginning?
7. What happened to Ellen in "Living"? What does Faith recall of her at the end of the story?
8. in "An Irrevocable Diameter," how do Cindy's parents react when she comes home after a night out with Charles C. Charly?
9. Describe John and Virginia's relationship after her husband leaves in "An Interest in Life."
10. Describe John and his mother Dolly's relationship in "Distance." What details show you what their relationship is like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the theme of motherhood in Paley's collection.
Essay Topic 2
Read a review of The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Away from the main characters in each story, examine the way the author uses other characters. When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
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