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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 couple decide to do after their first night together on their romantic weekend?
2. Where are the narrator and his passengers going in the story Rock Springs?
3. What instrument does Quadberry in Testimony of Pilot play?
4. Who does Louise marry when she is thin?
5. Where does the narrator, Cheryl and Edna spend the night when their car breaks down?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Ad Magic in the beginning of A White Horse, and how do the people he is with react to his situation?
2. In the story Emergency, who is Terrence Weber? What unusual thing has happened to him?
3. What picture do the narrator of Catherdraland Robert draw and why?
4. In the story The Fat Girl,When Louise examines herself in a mirror, what parts of her body does she like? What parts does she hate?
5. Who is Petra in Ann Beattie's story "A Vintage Thunderbird"?
6. In Carol Bly's story "Talk of Heroes," who is Willi Varig?
7. How does the woman in The Darling meet Lenny?
8. What story does Edna tell the narrator of Rock Springs about her pet, a monkey?
9. In A Romantic Weekend, how long do Beth and her companion stay in Washington,D.C. and how do they return home? Why did they actually make the trip?
10. In the story A Romantic Weekend, where are Beth and her companion going for their romantic weekend, and how does the narrator describe the apartment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In his story The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien differentials between the physical things the soldiers carried on their backs and those they carry in their hearts and minds. Contrast and compare the physical and emotional things the men carried and how each affect a soldier.
Essay Topic 2
Georgie describes his job to a hitchhiker he meets and says "I save lives." Discuss the lives Georgie saves in the story. Do you think this is an accurate description of his job? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In the story Minor Heroism, from whose point of view is the story told? How is point of view, or voice, used to enrich the story? Discuss and use examples.
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