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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 word does the author use for chest of drawers in the story?
2. What does the man tell the girl it is "good" that she found when he arrives at the house?
3. What does the boy say he will do if anyone is home?
4. How are the sheets described, which lay on the drawers near two pillows?
5. What three items does the boy tell the man they are interested in when the man first arrives at the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the boy say he is going to do if anybody is home after he gets off the bed?
2. What two things does the boy do "for no good reason" (2) instead of seeing if anyone is home as he said he would?
3. Why does the girl tell the boy he should offer $10 less than whatever they are asking?
4. How did people react when they drove by and saw all of the man's things outside his house? What does the man realize he has in common with these people?
5. Why do the boy and the girl need furniture?
6. Where is the man at the very start of the story? What is he doing? What is he looking at?
7. What is the boy's name? What is the girl asking the boy to do the one and only time his name is mentioned in the story?
8. What is the first thing the man says to the girl when he sees the two at his house?
9. How does the man first appear on the scene? Where is he coming from and what does he have?
10. What is the first thing the girl does when they get out of their car and begin to look at the items?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 2
Genre is a category assigned to a literary work. What are some genres that could be used to classify this story? What is the main genre of the story? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Why Don't You Dance?." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
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