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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 the best explanation Cassie offers for why she wanted to leave teaching for the IPH?

2. Who does Vera end up in a romantic relationship with?

3. Who is Cassie's childhood acquaintance and sometime friend who got fired from IPH?

4. Who yells at the artist as he stands on the volcano platform during his show?

5. How does Vera travel to New York when she decides to move there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the model/actress find some freedom in with the artist?

2. In the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want, what had everyone heard about the genius artist in recent years?

3. What was the core of the idea behind the creation of the Institute for Public History?

4. What is Cassie's relationship with Daniel like?

5. What does Cassie do to try to avoid falling into routine in her new job at the Institute for Public History?

6. What is the problem Cassie is sent to address in Cherry Mills?

7. What characterizes the famous artist's "apologies?"

8. In the story Alcatraz, when does Cecilia's mother cry for the first time?

9. What does the artist title his show after his disappearance, and why does this title seem ironic?

10. What is Cassie's and Genevieve's "friendship" like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What kind of responsibilities does the narrator, Cecilia, in the story Alcatraz seem to feel she has to both her mother and her grandfather, Charles Sullivan, who was wrongly imprisoned for some years in the infamous jail? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

In the story Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain, how does Rena's experiences with her sister Elizabeth, and the trauma of what has happened to Elizabeth, affect Rena's current relationships? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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