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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 happens at towards the end of the play that causes the actors to have to ad-lib the the ending?

2. Which of the following make up O'Shawn's poem?

3. What is the name of the O'Shawn poem being reviewed?

4. Where does Leonard Handleman work?

5. According to the critic, what water recreation was O'Shawn fond of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What subject matter is covered in "Fabulous Tales and Mythical Beasts"?

2. What is Vincent Van Gogh's profession in this story and how does he feel about it?

3. Why does Diabetes get Woody Allen involved and what is Allen's response?

4. What is Weinstein's character like and what are some of his recollections?

5. What importance does the critic put on the names mentioned in O'Shawn's poem and what does the critic try to do each time he sees a name?

6. How does the critic seem to speak about O'Shawn and his work? What does the critic add to O'Shawn's work?

7. What are two types of creatures touched on in this section and how are they described?

8. How was Clifford Wheel killed? How was the killer discovered?

9. How is Mr. Walker initially thought to have died and what truth about his death does the Inspector find?

10. How does the essay "But Soft...Real Soft" begin and what are some arguments regarding Shakespeare that it mentions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is narrative mode in literature and what are the three types of narrative modes discussed in class? Please provide examples of each of the narrative modes, if possible, examples should be from the novel itself.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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