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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 letter does Woody know his girlfriend by?

2. Where does the title of this collection of stories come from?

3. What type of civil disobedience involves shouting slogans and signs?

4. What does Berte do when she hears that Henrick has left for Oslo?

5. What news of Hacker does Gina reveal to Kleinman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the title of this book come from and what does the title seem to mean?

2. What happens to Klavar Akdal in "I Prefer to Yodel"?

3. How does Flossie try to blackmail Word?

4. Who is Albert Sykes and what is his psychic phenomenon?

5. What does Abraham think of God's command and what does Sarah think of the command?

6. What advice does Allen offer in "On Frugality"?

7. Why does Berte kill herself?

8. How does God help a small business owner and what is the response of the other business owners?

9. What does the shepherd find in the caves and what do experts think of this discovery?

10. What do "On Seeing a Tree in Summer" and "On Tripping Through a Copse Picking Violets" seem to cover or determine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character of God is involved in a number of Woody Allen's selections or short stories in "Without Feathers." What are three examples of references to God in "Without Feathers" and what does Allen seem to be saying about the character of God and his interaction/relationship with human beings?

Essay Topic 2

Define comedy and comedic literature. Please provide two examples of the different types of comedy touched on in class and two examples of comedic literature found in "Without Feathers."

Essay Topic 3

Please define characterization and how it is conveyed by the author. What two types of characterization were studied in class? Please provide two examples, using quotes or samples directly from the text, of characterization in this book (the book may be used as a resource in answering this question).

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