Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the opening of the section entitled San Francisco, 2010, the first exhibition of what kind of artist was being shown?
2. Artemisia told the unnamed narrator that she attended which college at the time she dated Virgilio?
3. On the wall of the unnamed narrator's childhood home, there is a tabloid clipping picturing which of her family members "on the arm of Rudolph Valentino" (55)?
4. The unnamed narrator states in Los Angeles, 2011 that it is "Remarkable how hard it is for women to admit they're" (63) what?
5. How many brothers did Camila have during the unnamed narrator's trip to Italy in 2000?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason was the narrator in Italy in the summer of 2000?
2. What was the outcome of the tenant's story in the section entitled Ann Arbor, 2002?
3. Discuss an instance when Popkey uses the second person point of view to connect with the reader.
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 view Artemisia during the trip to Italy in 2000 and why?
6. How does the unnamed narrator feel about society's understanding of "the woman as object" versus "the woman as subject" (45)?
7. What was the subject of the Swedish artist's creations, according to the unnnamed narrator?
8. How did the unnamed narrator feel about the dissolution of Laura's marriage?
9. How does the unnamed narrator feel about the truth and lies, according to her statements in Los Angeles, 2011?
10. What emotion does the unnamed narrator name as one that is difficult for women to express?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sensory details are used frequently by Popkey in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Topics of Conversation. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Popkey’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the effects of stress on the novel's characters and the coping methods each character uses to deal with emotional turmoil. Which characters' methods are effective, which are ineffective, and how do these varying levels of efficiency affect the messages sent by Topics of Conversation within the text?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Topics of Conversation while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
|
This section contains 1,194 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
