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

2. What does Kayla ask her hosts for in the beginning of the story The Nanny?

3. How old is the narrator?

4. Why does Ana wake Richard late at night?

5. What does Livia order at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Kayla staying with Mary and Dennis in the story The Nanny?

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

4. How do the migrant farm workers seem to feel about Otto, from what Peter can tell?

5. How had Jessica found out about Kayla's and Rafe's affair?

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

7. In the story Marion, why does the narrator essentially live with Marion?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Cline build suspense, intrigue, and reader engagement across the stories in this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Cline is attempting to communicate to the reader about fact that Oona and Alice sell their used underwear to many different men online regarding Oona, Alice, the men, and modern American society? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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