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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 is the doctor's last dying request of Kleinman?

2. What happens to the merchant's t-shirts when he adds the animal to them as God suggested?

3. What does Mr. Dubbs's brother warn his still-living siblings about?

4. During a sit down strike, what position should probably be avoided as it is not as effective?

5. What is the main purpose of a hunger strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the doctor in the alley and what does he tell Kleinman?

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

3. How does Flossie try to blackmail Word?

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

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

6. In "The Sacrifice" how does Man offend Nature? What must be done to appease Nature?

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

8. How do the oppressors and oppressed behave?

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

10. What are some of the worries or anxieties that Woody shares in the opening section of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please describe the structure of a plot and what a plot does. Define climax and anticlimax and provide an example of each from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Please define the role of tone in a literary work. How is tone conveyed in literature? Please provide three examples from the book of tone.

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