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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 does the message to Pat say in "No Harm Trying"?

2. In "On the Trail of Pat Hobby," to whom does the item that Pat steals belong?

3. What has left Pat's wife depressed in "No Harm Trying"?

4. In "A Patriotic Short," whose house is next to Pat's house?

5. What happens to the male star of the film in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "No Harm Trying," what results from Pat's efforts to create a movie?

2. Describe Pat's experience with the President in "A Patriotic Short."

3. Why does the staff forget about Pat, even though he passes out in "Pat Hobby Does His Bit"?

4. In "Pat Hobby's Preview," what has caused Pat to lose respect since movies have changed?

5. In "Fun in an Artist's Studio," what does being asked to sit for an artist cause Pat to feel?

6. In "A Patriotic Short," why does Pat become nostalgic?

7. Why does Pat steal a hat in "On the Trail of Pat Hobby"?

8. In "Pat Hobby Does His Bit," what is ironic in regards to Pat's reaction to his being forgotten in the ditch?

9. In "Two Old-Timers," what does Pat point out about Phil's acting days?

10. In "No Harm Trying," why does Pat's idea fail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish" carries a theme of kinship between two people who feel similarly unsympathetic feelings toward Gooddorf for different reasons. How do Pat and Helen bond? What are their feelings about Gooddorf, and how does this create a connection between the two of them? Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Irony is a theme that runs throughout "Pat Hobby's Secret" in the form of some of the characters' actions and the situations in which they find themselves. How is the theme of irony reflected in this story? Cite at least two specific examples of how irony is reflected in the story. Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

Essay Topic 3

One theme that plays out throughout The Pat Hobby Stories is unluckiness, and it is a prominent theme in "A Man in the Way." How is the theme of unluckiness reflected in the story? How is Pat affected by the theme of unluckiness? Cite two specific examples of how Pat is affected by the theme of unluckiness. Remember to answer each question with support from the story.

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