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

2. Who is Hans Spiro?

3. Who helped catch the Dusseldorf Strangler?

4. What type of tree does Allen consider in "On Seeing a Tree in Summer"?

5. What is it that the oppressed want in a revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr. Osgood Mulford Twelge and what does he do?

2. What is the story of the young woman and the housefly in "The Predators"?

3. Who are Netta and Dorf and what do they represent?

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

5. What does the author state about a hunger strike?

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

7. Why does Berte kill herself?

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

9. How do the oppressors and oppressed behave?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please define what an essay is and define two different types of essays that were introduced to you in class. What essay style were "The Early Essays" written in?

Essay Topic 2

Briefly define absurdist fiction and it's history. How does absurdist fiction differ from fiction? Give two examples of absurdist fiction in "Without Feathers"?

Essay Topic 3

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."

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