View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The painter who painted Joe imagined that he was which of the following?

2. How long has Mike been sober?

3. What hotel did Hugh Flood live in?

4. Where did Joe feel most at home?

5. Why was it illegal for people to harvest the bay in Andrew's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Mitchell choose these stories to be in this collection? Focus on and analyze three stories to answer this question.

Essay Topic 2

Which story in Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories is the most remarkable? How does Mitchell make this story remarkable?

Essay Topic 3

What role does the theme of anger play in Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories? Describe at least three ways in which Mitchell develops this theme.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 169 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample