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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. Whom does the father say his sympathy is with now?

2. Why is diagnosing Disease Maker's Croup difficult?

3. What does the third stage of the disease affect?

4. What do the man and woman then do?

5. What decision does the narrator make?

Short Essay Questions

1. What different kinds of vampires are there in 'Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot'?

2. Based on the ideas explored in 'Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot' why do you think vampire stories are so popular?

3. In the story 'Goliath,' what is real and what is not?

4. Is 'In the End' a hopeful story or a sad one?

5. Describe how the disease progresses in Disease Maker's Croup.

6. How does Missy get the better of Harlequin?

7. What might the plasticine gargoyle symbolize?

8. Why does the father in 'Locks' feel that we owe it to ourselves to tell each other stories?

9. In 'The Day the Saucer's Came' why does the person in the poem not notice such incredible events?

10. What is the 'problem of Susan'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the 'Problem of Susan'? How does the author attempt to address it? Do you think he has succeeded? What do you think the author's opinion of the Problem of Susan is? What is your opinion and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss lessons in the stories and poems in this collection. Which poems and stories contain a moral? What kinds of morals or lessons are taught, and are they repeated in different stories? Do you think this is the author's own view?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss greed in these stories and poems. Who is greedy and why? How is greed represented and what happens to the people who are greedy? You should discuss the stories 'Sunbird' and 'Keepsakes and Treasures' in your answer, but you can bring in any other stories or poems of your choice as well.

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