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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 Kayla do for Jessica when they first meet for Kayla's job interview?

2. What kills the trees in the story Marion?

3. What does the headmaster think of the parents of the student who was involved in the incident with Rowan?

4. How has Kayla heard that Jessica found out about her affair with the actor, Jessica's husband?

5. What is the name of the woman who is married to the actor Kayla has an affair with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story Northeast Regional, how does Richard feel about Ana?

2. How does Ana change her interactions with Richard based on his mood?

3. How does Kayla successfully escape from the party Mary and Dennis bring her to?

4. How does Richard ruin Ana's weekend in the story Northeast Regional?

5. What happens at the restaurant with Rowan, Livia, and Richard that makes everyone really uncomfortable?

6. What does Richard's ex-wife Pam tell him when she calls late at night in the story Northeast Regional?

7. What is one way Richard deals with the stress of having to intercede with Rowan's serious problem?

8. What story does Rafe tell Kayla that she later reads repeated many times in media interviews?

9. When does Kayla feel, briefly, as if she has done something terrible in the story The Nanny?

10. What bothers Richard about Rowan's attitude when he first meets Rowan at the boarding school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the friendship dynamic between Paul, Jonathan, and Hartwell in the story Mack the Knife, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What kinds of details does Cline provide about Sasha's childhood relationship with her father John in the story What Can You Do With a General? What details and information about this relationship and time period does Cline merely imply? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Cline chooses to keep the details of Ben's possibly criminal behavior and transgressions hidden from the reader throughout the story Menlo Park? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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