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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. In "Polepole," who is Babette?
2. In "The Torch," what is the first question that the woman asks?
3. Where does "Polepole" take place?
4. In "Polepole," after "the man" punishes the older boy, how does the boy react?
5. In "Green Glass," why is Tom's ex at the wedding?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Polepole," what meaning does Daisy assign to the look Cecily gives her at the end of the story?
2. In "Occupied," what is the thematic significance of Ivy's realization that the encampment seems larger and more substantial in photographs that she has seen of it?
3. In "Occupied," how does Ivy feel about her friends' advice about Dexter?
4. In "The Torch," what does the woman remember about being with John?
5. In "Occupied," what is the rhetorical purpose of the many descriptions of individual protestors?
6. In "The Torch," how does Andrew reveal his devotion to his wife?
7. In "Green Glass," how does Tom react when he realizes that Fran was once romantically involved with the lawyer at the party?
8. In "Polepole," what is Daisy's response to finding out that "the man" has a wife?
9. In "Polepole," what difference is there between the way Daisy and "the man" view Kibera?
10. In "Polepole," Daisy's comment of "I don't even know where I am" (3) has both a literal and a figurative meaning. Explain why this is so.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one motif in the listed items in "Why I Don't Write." Write an essay that traces the development of this motif and explains how it supports the story's overall theme. Use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical purpose of "Boston Commons at Twilight's" juxtaposition of Ned's home life against the assault that takes place when he is fifteen. Once you have made an argument about the purpose of the juxtaposition, interrogate the implicit beliefs behind this rhetorical strategy. Is some connection between his home life and his choices being drawn? If so, what? Is Ned being blamed for the choices he makes on this day, in some way? In your opinion, is his behavior different from that of most teenagers? Support your ideas with textual evidence; if you use external sources, cite them in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Several of the stories in the collection Why I Write feature women who feel as if they are in an altered state--hypnotic, dreaming, and so on--when they are with certain men. Write an essay that traces this thematic motif through at least three of the stories; explain how it is developed and what its significance is. Support your claims with textual evidence.
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