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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 Daddy Garbage discover in an alley?

2. Why does Aunt Granny Lith haunt Casey in his marriage?

3. In Dog Heaven, who is Duke?

4. Who is Danica writing a postcard to about which that Jane criticizes her?

5. In the story Lawns, how does the narrator identify herself in the first sentence of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, who is Arnold French, and how does he strike up a conversation with Connie?

2. In the story Daddy Garbage, how does Strayhorn discover the baby in the box?

3. Why does Daniel not want the narrator of Home to see his back?

4. In Cody's Story, who are Cody and G.R.? What do they do for a living and where?

5. In Men Under Water, who is the narrator's wife, and how does she feel about him working for Gunther? What does the narrator do for a living?

6. In the short story Train, who are the two little girls on the train, how old are they, and where are they going?

7. In the short story Aunt Granny Lith, who is Aunt Granny Lith?

8. How does Connie's mother treat her?

9. In the story Dog Heaven, who is Sparky Smith and what game does he and the narrator play together?

10. Who is the narrator of Lawns, and what is her crime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the plot of the story and the main character, why do you think Scott Bradfield names his story "The Darling"?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author portray nature and the forces of nature in the story Wickedness?

Essay Topic 3

What does the title "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" mean in relation to the main character Connie?

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