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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. Why does Diabetes insist that the play must have an ending?

2. What is the name of a tiny bird that refers to itself in the third person?

3. What phrase supposedly came from a Renaissance courting ritual?

4. In what context does the critic state O'Shawn's poems should be read?

5. What is the instrument used to kill Clifford Wheel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story of the origins of the phrase "get into beef"?

2. What is the solution of the "The Stolen Gem" case?

3. 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?

4. Who is Claire Memling and what is Vincent Van Gogh's relationship with her?

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

6. What roll does Kermit Kroll play in "The Bizarre Kidnapping"?

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

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

9. What are some of the strange interpretations the critic pulls from O'Shawn's work?

10. What are Diabetes and Hepatitis discussing and arguing about at the beginning of "God (A Play)"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In which section of "Without Feathers" does Woody Allen discuss spiritualist/parapsychologist discourse? What does the Allen seem to be stating about the afterlife and spirits/ghosts? Please provide at least two example to support your statement of Allen's opinion on the afterlife and ghosts/spirits.

Essay Topic 2

What is a symbol? Please define symbolism as used in literature and provide at least two examples of symbolism that can be found in "Without Feathers"--be sure to explain what the symbolism is about and who/what is involved in the symbolism.

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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