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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. Who is in love with Eleanor?

2. Who is Pip?

3. Why does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ care for a man dying of cancer?

4. Who takes a Chinese class in college in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

5. What does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003' want to do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wears a wig in 'Something That Needs Nothing'?

2. Who is Madeleine L’Engle?

3. Who is in love with Eleanor in 'I Kiss a Door'?

4. What is Obley?

5. Who is cheating on their spouse in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

6. What name does the narrator in 'Something That Needs Nothing' give herself?

7. What is Shy Panther?

8. What is Rick's job in Ten True Things’?

9. Who is Ellen?

10. Where does the narrator work in "Making Love in 2003'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the book. Who in the book experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the book's depictions of sexuality, particularly female sexuality. In what points of the collection do characters contend with their own sexuality, and in what ways? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring depictions of romantic love throughout the collection. Who experiences romantic love, and in what ways? What lengths do certain characters go to in order to experience romantic love? Use examples from the text as support.

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