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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 teeth are involved in "Chattery Teeth"?

2. Who/what does the person that Sheridan takes keep talking about?

3. What does Scooter suffer from?

4. How old is the person that Sheridan finds in a mall?

5. When does Bill return to Scooter's Grocery after the accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story behind the sneakers in "Sneakers"?

2. Describe Paul Jannings.

3. Describe Peter Jefferies from "Dedication."

4. How does the father of Martha's child change in her eyes in "Dedication"?

5. What similarities are there between Martha's son and Peter Jefferies in "Dedication"?

6. In "Popsy," what does Sheridan resort to in order to pay back his bookie?

7. Why does John Tell run away?

8. How do John Tell and Paul Jannings become friends in "Sneakers"?

9. How do the teeth in "Chattery Teeth" show loyalty to Bill Hogan?

10. In "The End of the Whole Mess," how does Bobby's plan go awry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Dolan's Cadillac" employs many themes that interact with each other such as revenge and obsession. How does "Dolan's Cadillac" portray the themes of obsession and revenge? Whose life is consumed with obsession and revenge, and why? How does this character act on his obsession? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 2

In "Night Flier," Dees, the investigative reporter for The Inside View, has very cynical views about everything. What is cynicism? How does he display this cynicism in the beginning of the story, and how does his cynicism slowly crumble throughout the story? How does his discovery of the reality of vampires potentially shake his entire belief system? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Although "Dedication" is a short story, there is no shortage of information or analysis that can be done. Focus on a specific character to answer the following questions: How does the character interact with others? How has he/she been influenced by other characters? Who influenced this character the most? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

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