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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 is Margaret in "Distance"?
2. In what way does Mr. Clop want Eddie to help his son Carl in "In Time Which Made A Monkey of Us All"?
3. What does Mrs. Junius Finn say about Richard to Faith in "Faith in a Tree"?
4. Where did Aunt Rose tell Lillie she worked in "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
5. What does Ricardo tell Faith in the letter he writes her in "Faith in a Tree"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Faith in a Tree," what does Richard do after the protesters leave the park?
2. How does Dotty manage the contest prize money and trip?
3. Why is Shirley's mother uncomfortable about her performing in her school's Christmas play? What theme does Shirley note in the play?
4. Describe the setting in "The Used Boy Raisers." Where does the story take place? Who is there? What is the relationship between characters?
5. Describe John and Virginia's relationship after her husband leaves in "An Interest in Life."
6. in "An Irrevocable Diameter," how do Cindy's parents react when she comes home after a night out with Charles C. Charly?
7. Where does Virginia's husband say he is going at the start of "An Interest in Life"? What gift does he give her? How does she feel about this gift? What does she tell Mrs. Raftery when she asks where her husband is going?
8. What is the only thing the narrator says she ever wanted in "Wants"? What does she do in the story that she feels is a sign change is possible?
9. Why does Josie tell Liz she should be the one making Browny breakfast? How does Liz react to this?
10. How does Eddie help the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"? Why does she become upset about work at the end?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how the theme of race plays a part in the plot of the stories in the collection.
Essay Topic 2
Choose one story from the collection and write an essay exploring the central purpose of that story. What response do you think Paley hoped to get from her readers? Do you think she was successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing the imagery used in The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
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