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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the personality of the answer to #101

2. What does Nick tell his friend during their conversation?

3. What is Joe's father's profession?

4. What does the Matador confess to the narrator at the cafe?

5. How old is Hubert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife," Nick becomes a pawn in a passive-aggressive game between his parents. Describe the dynamic in the Adams' household and why Nick is forced to choose between his mother and father. Why does Nick make the decision he does?

Essay Topic 2

In the story in Chapter 10, "Cat in the Rain," the cat can represent many things for the American wife. What does the cat symbolize? Why does the cat elude her before she can catch it? Why does the hotel keeper have a cat sent to her room?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the format of the book. What is the purpose of the Memoirs? What is the purpose of the Stories? Why do some of the Memoirs relate to the associated Stories and some do not?

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