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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. Who does Lemuel Strayhorn ask to help him with his and Daddy Garbage's discovery?

2. Where are Jane's parents drinking on the train?

3. In Aunt Granny Lith, what does Nomey give Beth to wear?

4. What person do both the narrator and her mother of Home think about simultaneously?

5. Why does Mr. Muirhead say he always talks to young men?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Casey know Aunt Granny Lith, and what does he do when he sees her again?

3. Who is Vopotik in the story Helping?

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

5. What does G.R. ask Cody after he hears Cody's story of his near accident off the mountain that day?

6. What news does the narrator receive about Sparky Smith shortly after her move from Fort Niagara?

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

8. In the story Home, what does the narrator's mother say to her to convince the narrator to move in with her for awhile? What help does she offer her daughter in the move?

9. What are some of the superstitious things the soldiers carry with them, and what is the most unusual of them?

10. Where is the priest going at the end of Departures, and where has he been? How is he traveling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What unusual literary device does Jamaica Kincaid use in her story Girl? Why and how does this device succeed in this piece?

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