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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 Red say the other workers are feeling since she started dating Billy?

2. What does the narrator believe Mrs. Boswell is encouraging him to challenge?

3. What does Milford dislike in Mrs. Farragot's apartment?

4. What makes Billy appear to strut?

5. Which of the following characters seems deeply moved by Farragot's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the narrator of this story asks the woman sitting in the waiting room how she got the scar on her face?

2. Describe the three pictures Milford looks at while he waits for Mrs. Farragot to arrive.

3. Why is Tarwell considering hiring Butler and how does Butler feel about this?

4. How does Willis confront Jones and what does Willis say to him?

5. What do some people say about Dewey?

6. What does the woman say about men?

7. When does the meeting in Chicago occur in Billy's life?

8. What is Butler's obsession that becomes his theme as he delivers his sermons?

9. What happens when Willis Davis tries to join the Henry Street guys?

10. What doesn't Mrs. Boswell abide and for what is she determined to prepare the boys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Elbow Room"- Do you believe the baby should be white and blind or black and self-blinded? Which is the better situation? Why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 2

"Problems of Art" -The story ended with the reader learning that Mrs. Farragot had indeed been drinking. Did you find this surprising? Why or why not? Do you think she was drunk the night of the incident? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

"The Story of a Scar"- What do you believe are the three major themes of this story? Do you believe this is a love story? Why or why not?

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