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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 action is Robert taking when Margot feels a "wave of" a particular emotion "wash over her" (91)?

2. What adjective does Margot use to describe the kiss with Robert?

3. Robert has a shelf full of what objects inside his house?

4. What is the first word Margot says to Robert once he notices her on the sidewalk?

5. Margot reflects upon the fact that Robert shows more what than any of her previous lovers have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What marked difference does Margot see between the experience with Robert and her previous sexual experiences?

2. What are the exact details that Margot notices just before deciding (privately) that she does not want to have sex with Robert?

3. What method does Margot use in order to "bludgeon her resistance into submission" (88)?

4. What two competing emotions does Margot feel when Robert kisses her for the first time?

5. Of what knowledge does Margot feel sure as she tells Robert that he must consider her an idiot?

6. Describe Margot's fantasy about her future boyfriend.

7. What is Margot's reaction when Robert asks if she has ever had sex before?

8. By her third beer, Margot is said to be thinking about what subject?

9. Margot feels that Robert's jokes about which aspect of her personality are unfair?

10. What are Margot's hypotheses about why Robert seems much more relaxed once they are the bar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ways in which the story “Cat Person” displays the qualities of a Postmodern work of literature.

Essay Topic 2

Would Roupenian’s story "Cat Person" be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Roupenian send about the nature of consent within the story "Cat Person" and how does this message relate to the story’s overall themes?

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