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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 does the author of Slang Origins use to discover the origin of certain slang expression?
2. What fear does the critic note O'Shawn have after learning about the Trojan horse?
3. What type of animal is a flying snoll?
4. Who does this essay assert was the same person as Shakespeare?
5. Why has Blanch DuBois escaped her play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role does Al Capone play in Flo's life?
2. What are some of the strange interpretations the critic pulls from O'Shawn's work?
3. What is the solution of the "The Stolen Gem" case?
4. How is Mr. Walker initially thought to have died and what truth about his death does the Inspector find?
5. Who is Claire Memling and what is Vincent Van Gogh's relationship with her?
6. What are some theories regarding Anne Hathaway that are presented in "But Soft...Real Soft"?
7. What is the story of the origins of the phrase "get into beef"?
8. Who suggests that there be no ending to the play and how does Hepatitis respond?
9. What poem is being critiqued and what does the author say about the poet's works?
10. What idea does Trichinosis bring to the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Please define parody as a literary category. What are three examples of parody found in "Without Feathers" and what are they parodying?
Essay Topic 2
What is an ethicist and what is ethicist writing? Please provide an example of ethicist type writing found in "Without Feathers" and what various characteristics or structure makes this section an example of ethicist writing.
Essay Topic 3
Please explain how the idea of love is presented in "A Guide to Some of The Lesser Ballets." Please compare and contrast how love is presented in these ballets to how love is typically presented in ballets.
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