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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. In The First Day, what does the mother say when she finds her daughter cannot attend Seaton?
2. Where are the narrator and his passengers going in the story Rock Springs?
3. What does the mother in The First Day ask for help in doing?
4. What instrument does Quadberry in Testimony of Pilot play?
5. In The Fat Girl, what did Louise's mother start talking to her about when Louise was eight years old?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the woman in The Darling meet Lenny?
2. In the story Wickedness, what happens in Nebraska on the twelfth of January, 1888? How does this affect the townspeople?
3. 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?
4. Who are the main characters in River of Names, and how are they different from each other?
5. Where does Magic find the white horse, in what condition is the horse, and who does he call for help?
6. Who is speaking in Girl, and to who is she directing her instructions?
7. What memory does Bryan relate in the third part of the story Minor Heroism?
8. In the story Cathedral, who is Robert and how does he enter the story?
9. 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?
10. How does the narrator of Testimony of Pilot lose his hearing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Fat Girl chronicles the story of a young woman with an eating disorder. How does Louise suffer at the hands of those who wish to help her? Discuss her relationships with her mother, her college roommate, and her husband in your essay.
Essay Topic 2
Who is Ad Magic? How does his name give important information about who he is and what he does with his life? How does his affliction blur the lines of reality and fantasy for Ad Magic?
Essay Topic 3
In her short story, Tan describes "invisible strength." How does MeiMei interpret the concept of invisible strength? What does she accomplish using this concept? What other female in another story uses what could be called invisible strength and how is it similar to MeiMei's?
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