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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 last day of Kelso's life in "Kelso Deconstructed"?

2. What is Tommy studying in school in “Big Week”?

3. How old was Bill when he was enrolled in the school that he attends?

4. Who is quoted in "The Black Market" within "Mood" as having said, "How does it feel to be a problem?" (132)?

5. Melinda tells Bill that she and Aggie are shacked up on the hill by what in "Meet the President!"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said in the dialogue between Roberta and Preston in "Mood"?

2. What are three examples of symbolism in "Escape from New York" and what do they represent?

3. How does the author describe time in the titular segment of "Mood"?

4. What is the central theme in “Meet the President!”? How is the theme demonstrated?

5. Describe the three main characters in "Escape from New York." How are they described?

6. Why is setting important in “Meet the President!”?

7. How are the two strangers described in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?

8. How would you describe the narrative and language style in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?

9. How is Bill Peek described in “Meet the President!”? What is he doing when his character is introduced?

10. What is the central theme in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"? How is the theme demonstrated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style and language in "Blocked." Who is the narrator of this story? What clues indicate the narrator's identity? What is revealed about the narrator through their style of speaking?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of inequality and empathy in "Meet the President!" How does the author evoke these themes through setting? How are they evoked through character actions? What symbolism connects to these themes in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the imagery relating to animals in "The Dialectic." What symbolism is related in this imagery? How do animals tie into the themes of the story? How does the woman's view of animals differ from that of her daughter?

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