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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 fierce storm tore up the land, causing the monkey to become adrift in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

2. How do the wife's children feel when all her husbands are home together in the story "The Used-Boys Raisers"?

3. Which of the following people punches Ozzy in the nose in the story "Conversation of the Jews"?

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

5. In the story "The Misfits," what does Gay Langland do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of hunting experience does the fisherman and his boys have in the story "The Ledge"?

2. What does Ozzy demand of his spectators in the story "The Conversation of the Jews"?

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

4. How does the narrator react when her father falls ill in "The Lover of Horses"?

5. Why doesn't the grandmother want to go on vacation with her family in the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?

6. What type of obsessions affect the narrator's family in "The Lover of Horses"?

7. Who do Galven and Poma almost break up in the story "Ile's Forest"?

8. Why does Gil make his way to Galven's house in the story "Ile's Forest," and what is his greeting there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Redemption," Dale and Jack deal with David's death in different ways. Describe what the relationship between these two characters was like before David's death and compare it to what their relationship is like after David's death. How did each of these men cope with their loss? Explain how Jack eventually found "redemption" for his emotions. How did this sense of redemption affect his relationship with Dale? Be sure to include examples from the text that you believe strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

"The Christian Roommates" is the story of two young men who come together in college and end up changing each others lives irrevocably. First, describe the two roommates, Orson and Henry. What is the same about these two young men? What is different about them? Then, choose at least two arguments the two roommates got into during their time together at Harvard. How did these arguments affect their friendship? Finally, choose one of the two roommates and explain what happened to them after graduation. How was their life irrevocably altered by the roommate they spent time with at Harvard? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

In the story "The Amish Farmer," Vance, a teacher, attempts to tell a story to his students to explain point-of-view. First, describe the story that Vance tells his students. How does Vance believe this story shows point-of-view narration? Do you agree with Vance? Why or why not? Then, describe Vance's students' reaction to his story. How does the reaction from the students exemplify Vance's lesson for the readers? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

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