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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 does the girl say to the boy as they pass the man's house with the items outside?
2. How are the sheets described, which lay on the drawers near two pillows?
3. What part of the house does the man look at set up on his front yard at the start of the story?
4. What does the man tell the girl it is "good" that she found when he arrives at the house?
5. What does the boy say to the girl when she tells him to kiss her on the bed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the boy hesitant to lay on the bed with the girl when she asks him?
2. 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?
3. Why does the boy pull over when he sees all of the things outside the man's house?
4. Why does the girl tell the boy he should offer $10 less than whatever they are asking?
5. How do the boy and girl bargain with the man for the items they ask about? Who seems in charge of the negotiations?
6. 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?
7. Why do the boy and the girl need furniture?
8. What is inside the man's house at the start of the story?
9. What two things does the boy do "for no good reason" (2) instead of seeing if anyone is home as he said he would?
10. Aside from the bed, what items from the man's home are now outside of his house?
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
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 3
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Carver of "Why Don't You Dance?." Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
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