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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 she use to describe what the people who set the items outside of the house must be?
2. What is the first item the boy shows interest in as they pass the man's house?
3. What color was the too large cloth that covered the kitchen table that was outside of the house?
4. What does the girl say to the boy as they pass the man's house with the items outside?
5. What does the man say to the girls offer for the bed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two things does the boy do "for no good reason" (2) instead of seeing if anyone is home as he said he would?
2. How does the man first appear on the scene? Where is he coming from and what does he have?
3. Aside from the bed, what items from the man's home are now outside of his house?
4. Why is the boy hesitant to lay on the bed with the girl when she asks him?
5. Instead of seeing if anyone is home as he said he would, what does the boy do after the girl asked him to kiss her?
6. Why does the girl tell the boy he should offer $10 less than whatever they are asking?
7. What is the first thing the girl does when they get out of their car and begin to look at the items?
8. Why do the boy and the girl need furniture?
9. What does the boy say he is going to do if anybody is home after he gets off the bed?
10. What is inside the man's house at the start of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Carver's commentary on relationships in "Why Don't You Dance?." Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
Examine how the theme of change plays a part in the plot of "Why Don't You Dance?".
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