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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 name of the animal that Blandine finds in the bushes?

2. Who interrupts Moses’s reflections?

3. Why does Moses have trouble with Father Tim's idea?

4. What is the name is the officer that Jack confesses to?

5. What is the name of the homeless woman outside the neighboring laundromat?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “Your Auntie Tammy,” when Joan moves to leave, what does Penny warn her about?

2. In “Your Auntie Tammy,” why does Joan feel guilty?

3. What does Moses agree to say to the priest?

4. After the business plummets in the town, what does the town discover?

5. Who does Blandine run into in the Valley?

6. What does Moses think of Elsie?

7. What does Jack think is easier for Blandine than for him?

8. In “The Expanding Circle,” what does Moses delete?

9. Jamie’s sister, Ruth demands what of Moses?

10. Where does Moses stay while in Vacca Vale?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think the author presents the narrative windows into each of her character’s distinct lives?

Essay Topic 2

How does Blandine use economic structures in order to understand dynamic relationships?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author present a nuanced commentary on power structures through the characters?

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