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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 does Pig's aunt NOT eat?

2. In The Champion of the World, Claud hides sleeping pills in ___________.

3. In Neck, what is Lady Turton doing with a friend near the statue of Moore?

4. In Edward the Conquerer, the bonfire is made of ___________.

5. In Parson's Pleasure, what does Boggis dress as while he is collecting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Pig curious about when he first eats meat?

2. In The Last Act, who is Conrad, and how does he know Anna?

3. What did The Landlady do to her boarders? Why?

4. In Claud's Dog, what does the rat catcher say about rat's blood?

5. In the Last Act, what causes Anna to go insane?

6. In William and Mary, what is the first thing Mary does when she sees her husband after his death? Why?

7. What does Mrs. Foster from The Way Up to Heaven do to pay her husband back for all the years of aggravation?

8. In Galloping Foxley, what did Perkins hate about Foxley?

9. In The Visitor, what does Cornelius think about the entire time he was eating dinner at the Egyptian's house?

10. In the Visitor, what horrible discovery does Cornelius make the morning after his love affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened to George when he was a child in "Georgy Porgy," and how did this affect his life as an adult?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in these stories. What stories embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Robert Sandy, and how did his interactions with the police affect his life? What messages were being sent in these circumstances?

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