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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 name does Robert use the second time he addresses Margot directly within the narrative?
2. Who is said to be the most embarrassed person among the group who hears Robert's bad joke?
3. When Robert meets Margot at the market, he is wearing a hat made of what type of fur?
4. In what area of town is Margot's workplace located?
5. What type of jacket is Robert wearing when he and Margot meet at the market?
Short Essay Questions
1. What positive and negative qualities does Margot notice about Robert the very first time she sees him?
2. For what reason do Robert and Margot refrain from entering the underground bar chosen by Robert?
3. Margot feels what type of emotion on her walk back from 7-11 to her dorm?
4. What causes Margot to think that Robert no longer likes her?
5. What are Margot's intentions when she comments on Robert's choice of candy?
6. Describe the protagonist of the story "Cat Person."
7. When Margot and Robert first strike up a texting correspondence, what is and is not part of their exchanges?
8. Describe Margot's stepfather.
9. For what reason does Margot want to see the movie at the multiplex, rather than at the art house theater?
10. How does Margot's relationship with Robert change over her winter break?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Robert’s character throughout the story "Cat Person." Discuss whether Robert is a round or flat character and whether Margot is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within "Cat Person" and what is Roupenian’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the ways in which the story “Cat Person” displays the qualities of a Postmodern work of literature.
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