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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 Cecilia's mother's final assessment of Nancy Morton?
2. What does Sarah later mistake from social media about Cecilia?
3. Where does Vera run into Derek again after their first meeting?
4. What does Cecilia's mother tell Nancy is all she has left in her life?
5. What does William call Vera?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Cassie's and Genevieve's "friendship" like?
2. How would you describe the effect of the artist's misdeeds on the various women in the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want?
3. What does the artist title his show after his disappearance, and why does this title seem ironic?
4. In the story The Office of Historical Corrections, why does Cassie like brutalist architecture?
5. How does Vera first meet William in the story Anything Could Disappear?
6. What is one of the biggest differences between how Genevieve does her job and how Cassie does hers at the IPH?
7. What is the problem Cassie is sent to address in Cherry Mills?
8. What does Vera ultimately decide to do with William?
9. What was the core of the idea behind the creation of the Institute for Public History?
10. In the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want, what had everyone heard about the genius artist in recent years?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the themes, central ideas, and questions Evans lays out in the stories leading up to the novella titled The Office of Historical Corrections in this collection that she explores more deeply and in different ways in the novella? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Which stories in this collection feature themes related to violence or violent behaviors, and how does Evans explore this theme in different ways throughout the collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Cassie, the narrator of the novella The Office of Historical Corrections, has conflicted feelings about her job as a historian at the fictional Institute for Public History. Write an essay exploring the nature of Cassie's feelings about her unusual job.
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