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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 left Josiah most of his money?
2. Where is Cherry Mill?
3. What is the nickname of Cassie's childhood acquaintance who works for a time at the IPH?
4. What is the name of the artist's show?
5. Where was the Institute for Public History located?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Cassie's and Genevieve's "friendship" like?
2. What does Vera ultimately decide to do with William?
3. What is the problem Cassie is sent to address in Cherry Mills?
4. Which group was most persistent in its resistance to the work of the Institute for Public History?
5. How does Vera first meet William in the story Anything Could Disappear?
6. Why does Vera have the opportunity to start a real new life with William?
7. In the story Alcatraz, when does Cecilia's mother cry for the first time?
8. In the story The Office of Historical Corrections, why does Cassie like brutalist architecture?
9. What does Cassie do to try to avoid falling into routine in her new job at the Institute for Public History?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Evans use fairy tales, myths, and legends throughout this collection as metaphors or symbols for some issues surrounding racism and racial strife and divisions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
In the story Happily Ever After, how does the weight of Lyssa's mother's illness, which the doctors have told Lyssa she is also likely at an elevated risk for, affect Lyssa's life and decision-making processes? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How does Cassie's, Genevieve's, and the other Office of Historical Corrections employees' public work ultimately affect the larger society in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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