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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 mother in The First Day ask for help in doing?
2. What do Robert and the husband end up doing at the end of the television show?
3. To whom was Robert married?
4. Where did Mrs. Kubiac go to try and find her daughter?
5. In the story Girl, on what day does the speaker tell the girl to wash clothes?
Short Essay Questions
1. In The Fat Girl, what is the secret that follows Louise from high school to college?
2. What happens to Ad Magic in the beginning of A White Horse, and how do the people he is with react to his situation?
3. In Carol Bly's story "Talk of Heroes," who is Willi Varig?
4. Who is Petra in Ann Beattie's story "A Vintage Thunderbird"?
5. In the story Chopin in Winter, what do Michael and Dzia-Dzia talk about at night and why?
6. What story does Edna tell the narrator of Rock Springs about her pet, a monkey?
7. Where does Magic find the white horse, in what condition is the horse, and who does he call for help?
8. In the story All the Way in Flagstaff, Arizona, what does Walter keep hidden in the wheel well of the spare tire in the car? Why?
9. How does the narrator of Testimony of Pilot lose his hearing?
10. In the story Wickedness, what happens in Nebraska on the twelfth of January, 1888? How does this affect the townspeople?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the title "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" mean in relation to the main character Connie?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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