Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories Test | Final Test - Hard

James Thomas (professor)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories Test | Final Test - Hard

James Thomas (professor)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The woman tells her husband that her friends are on a tour in which city?

2. The man is fighting in which war?

3. The woman sees her boyfriend sitting with a new lover next to a/n _____.

4. What kind of dog is mentioned in "Here's Another Ending?"

5. What is the name of the husband in "The Factory?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Girl: Discuss some of the items that the girl must learn to do in the home.

2. In "Fear: Four Examples," explain the main source of the man's fear regarding his daughter.

3. What holiday tragedy happens to Franky Gorky in "The Nicest Kid in the Universe?"

4. What causes the woman to be upset in "Water?" What does the woman do?

5. Discuss the odd behavior in the town described in "A Chronicler's Sin."

6. What realization does the widow come to in regards to her missing husband?

7. Who is "The Philosophical Cobbler?" What is his main concern and goal?

8. Discuss the findings of the parents in "The Sewers of Salt Lake."

9. In "Corners," what are the sisters doing at the beginning of the story? What upsets Jessie so much that she runs outside?

10. Discuss the life of the young girl in "The Restraints."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories by James Thomas" is a collection of stories designed to be so short that they cannot be claimed as short fiction or sudden fiction. Compare and contrast the three types of stories. Also compare them to a short story and novella.

Essay Topic 2

here are two poems that deal with trains: "Love Poems" and "The Burlington Northern, Southbound." Discuss the use of trains as imagery and how the inspire each author. Also discuss trains as a metaphor and how they are or are not appropriate to the stories. Research and find other poems using trains, e.g., Alan Ginsberg's "Sunflower Sutra," to compare and contrast. Which is the best use of a train as an inspiration and/or image?

Essay Topic 3

It is said that people have muscle memory from activities they have done before, even if it is something that occurred long ago. This brings about the old saying, "It's just like riding a bike." Discuss the dancing bears in "Brilliant Silence." Do you think muscle memory applies to the bears' descendants? Is it possible? Is there some genetic marker that causes the young bears to dance? Is it simply learned behavior? If it is learned behavior, how and why are the young bears affected by the full moon?

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