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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 happened to the money people sent to Mitchell for the "cave dwellers"?

2. Which person was known as Houdini in Harlem?

3. What street does Philippa live on?

4. Who started Barbee's business?

5. What is the name of Jane's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does technology affect Mr. Flood and Mr. Cusack?

2. What kind of relationship did Jane have with her parents?

3. Why does Mitchell include a personal anecdote in Cassell's story, and is it an effective technique?

4. What does Jim's companion teach him in "The Kind Old Blonde"?

5. What are Mitchell's feelings about the privacy of his subjects?

6. Who is Hugh Flood?

7. How does Ellery's attitude differ from that of other captains?

8. What happens in "I Blame it all on Mama"?

9. Which subject is the biggest supporter of the idea that things are always getting worse?

10. What tone does Mitchell use to discuss the personalities in Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Hugh Flood a significant character? What characteristics are interesting in this subject? Why is it important to note that he is actually a compilation of different people Mitchell knows?

Essay Topic 2

What message about self-acceptance do you think Mitchell tries to send through stories like that of Peggy?

Essay Topic 3

What role do vices like alcohol play in Mitchell's stories? What message do the stories tend to send about the use of these vices?

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