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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 told Mitchell about the club for deaf people?

2. What street does Philippa live on?

3. Who is the historian for a club for deaf people?

4. When was "The Old House at Home" opened?

5. Which person that Mitchell writes about wears a scarf to hide his or her face?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Commodore Dutch?

3. What is "On the Wagon" about?

4. What significance does Mr. Cusack place on the full moon?

5. What do you think about "Santa Clause Smith"? Is he benevolent or malicious?

6. Why did Louis insist on ending the visit to the upper floors of his building?

7. Why did Peggy lie to the little girl?

8. Describe Hugh Flood's thoughts about death.

9. What does Mitchell learn from visiting the club for deaf people?

10. Who is Andrew Zimmer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Is Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories a motivational collection? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the painting that Joe Gould was in. What did this prove about Joe? Was he an exhibitionist? Would he have wanted his life to be portrayed in the way it is in Mitchell's stories? How do you know?

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