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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. How does Jancy's father react when she tells him that she is driving to visit with her boyfriend?

2. What type of books most interest the narrator in the story "Dream Children"?

3. When David finally reaches a doctor with his father, how long has his father already been dead?

4. What does the son of the Cove's founder claim to have seen on the island?

5. In the story "Shiloh," what does Leroy Moffitt do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie did James tell his fellow bus riders in the story "The Liar"?

2. What stories do the old men from the cove tell the narrator in the story "Water Liars"?

3. What happens to Jancy on her drive to visit with her boyfriend in the story "The Heavenly Animal"?

4. What strains threaten to ruin the marriage of Leroy Moffitt and Norma Jean in the story "Shiloh"?

5. How did the older woman in "The Story of a Scar" get the scar on her face?

6. How does a monkey end up aboard ship in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

7. How does Leo Finkel meet his wife in "The Magic Barrel"?

8. How does David Hawthorne die in the story "Redemption," and what is his family's reaction?

9. How does the monkey die in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

10. What instrument does Jack Hawthorne learn to play in the story "Redemption," and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "The Misfits," Gay is a man who cannot commit to anything for a long period of time. Describe Gay's character and explain why he a fear of commitment. Choose one relationship in Gay's life and explain how his fear of commitment affected that relationship. Finally, describe the relationship between Gay and Perce. What brings these two men closer together? What threatens to tear them apart? Be sure to include examples from the text that you believe strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

The story "Ile Forest," centers around one singular crime and the idea of man judging another man, or absolving him of his crimes. First, describe the crime that was committed in Ile's Forest. Who was involved? What was the outcome of the crime? Choose two characters from Ile's present life and describe how these two characters judged Ile for his crime. Were they willing to forgive him? Why or why not? In the end, do you think justice was served to Ile for his crimes? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text that you strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

The story "Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is full of moments when reality and fantasy intermix, particularly in the mind of Connie. Describe the fantasy Connie has about love and compare that to the reality of the romance present in her young life. Then, describe the fantasy Connie creates about Arnold Friend and compare it to the reality of who he really is. Finally, explain the way that Connie's experiences with Arnold, either real or imagined, affected the way she views the world. Be sure to include examples from the text that you believe strengthen your arguments.

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