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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 "Café Mort," who comes in with the electrocuted woman?
2. At the end of "Café Mort," what question does Rita ask the narrator on page 101?
3. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to believe that the big man on the subway will not be willing to help him?
4. In "While It Lasts," who is hosting the dinner party?
5. Throughout "Why I Don't Write," variations of what question are asked several times?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what clues does Minot offer that the woman in the park might be biologically male?
2. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the rhetorical purpose of the images of people looking at their phones?
3. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator need to rid herself of before she can leave the café?
4. In "Café Mort," why does the narrator say that the stream of advice coming from the patrons is "either instructive or ironic, depending on your perspective" (93)?
5. In "Boston Common at Twilight," why does Ned not try to get away or yell for help?
6. In the second paragraph of "Why I Don't Write," what is the implication of the list following the phrase "then it all stops" (65)?
7. What question begins "Why I Don't Write," and how is this question related to the rest of the story?
8. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what alternative place to stay is available to Ned, and why does he prefer to stay with his aunt?
9. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what television show does Ned secretly watch? Why does he enjoy it?
10. At the end of "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie realize about her relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about how the techniques of stream-of-consciousness and the catalog support the theme of "Why I Don't Write." Use specific textual evidence to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you consider the symbolic significance of the title "Occupied." Discuss both the characteristics of this movement as revealed in the story and the relationship of that movement to Ivy's life and psychology. Use evidence from the text to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Many of the stories in Why I Don't Write are concerned with time: the past intrudes on the present, time expands and contracts around the characters. Write an essay that takes and defends a position about the role of time in Minot's collection. Use evidence from at least three stories to support your claims.
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