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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. The tenant described disliking her acquaintance because she had retained what quality throughout her first few college years?
2. On what part of the unnamed narrator's body did Artemisia place her hand, as described at the end of Italy, 2000?
3. As the unnamed narrator walked home from the tenant's apartment in Ann Arbor, 2002, she looked forward to drinking what type of alcohol upon arriving home?
4. What emotion did the unnamed narrator feel when Artemisia finished her story in the section entitled Italy, 2000?
5. What was happening in the unnamed narrator's life when her newly-divorced friend Laura moved in with the unnamed narrator's parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of the section entitled Los Angeles, 2011, the unnamed narrator describes an act she took with a teapot. What was it?
2. For what reason does the unnamed narrator use a hedge maze as a metaphor for Artemisia's life?
3. How does the unnamed narrator feel about the truth and lies, according to her statements in Los Angeles, 2011?
4. In what way does Popkey send a message about the dangers of complying with patriarchy-fueled gender norms in the section entitled Ann Arbor, 2002?
5. How did the unnamed narrator feel about the dissolution of Laura's marriage?
6. What was the subject of the Swedish artist's creations, according to the unnnamed narrator?
7. What emotion does the unnamed narrator name as one that is difficult for women to express?
8. How did the unnamed narrator view Artemisia during the trip to Italy in 2000 and why?
9. Describe the interactive element of the Swedish artist's exhibition.
10. How does the unnamed narrator define "female pain" (43) and what expertise does she have in this subject?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of the unnamed narrator's character throughout the novel Topics of Conversation. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Popkey's choice to use a first-person narrator to tell the story of the novel Topics of Conversation. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Popkey’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Choose an object from Topics of Conversation, such as the hedge maze, alcoholic drinks, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
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