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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. For how long does Angelina say she has been friends with Patty in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

2. Who is Angelina's husband who has walked out on her?

3. With whom did Mary's first husband have an affair?

4. What causes Lucy to leave Pete's home in Chapter 6, "Sister"?

5. Who is Mary's main friend in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the relationship between Mary and Angelina in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

2. What does the lake house represent symbolically in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

3. How is Annie Appleby described as a child in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?

4. What is the setting for Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"? Why is this setting significant?

5. What does the reader learn about Charlie Macauley in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?

6. How is the theme of social class explored in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

7. How are the Smalls initially described in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

8. How does Shelly Small describe Annie Appleby in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?

9. How would you describe the relationship between Lucy and Pete Barton?

10. How did Annie Appleby's success come about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Linda and Jay in "Cracked." What is the basis of their relationship? For how long have they been married? What sacrifices does Linda make for Jay? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of irony in Anything Is Possible. What are examples of verbal irony in the stories of the collection? What situational irony appears in these stories? What are examples of dramatic irony, particularly in the story "Cracked"?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters and relationship between Charlie and Tracy in "The Hit-Thumb Theory." For how long have these characters known one another? How did they meet? What happens to their relationship in this narrative?

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