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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 Peter ask Louie to watch his daughter Judy?
2. Who is the speaker in "Distance"?
3. What does Livid tell Faith after Richard reads to them?
4. Who tells Faith that she has "done a rotten job" (91) raising her sons in "A Subject of Childhood"?
5. Who lives in The Children of Judea in "Faith in the Afternoon"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Fred and Dotty's relationshp? Why does she leave him? What money-making idea does she approach him with?
2. How does Eddie help the narrator find a job in "The Floating Truth"? Why does she become upset about work at the end?
3. Why is Peter upset with Anna at the end of "The Pale Pink"? What does she say, which lifts his spirits?
4. How did Rose meet Volodya Vlashkin? How can you describe their relationship in the beginning?
5. In "Faith in a Tree," what does Richard do after the protesters leave the park?
6. Why is Shirley's mother uncomfortable about her performing in her school's Christmas play? What theme does Shirley note in the play?
7. What does the narrator's husband recall fondly from their marriage in "Wants"? How does the narrator's memory of this differ?
8. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry? How often did they stay in touch after?
9. Describe Charles C. Charly's behavior in the courtroom in "An Irrevocable Diameter." How does Cindy react when he is questioned?
10. Why does Josie tell Liz she should be the one making Browny breakfast? How does Liz react to this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
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
Choose one story and discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the story's themes?
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