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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. When Georgeann began dating Shelby in high school, she was impressed that he had spent a month studying whose life in “The Retreat”?
2. How much money does Bill have in his wallet as he drives to Florida in “The Ocean”?
3. What is the name of Nancy’s husband in “Nancy Culpepper”?
4. The neighbor that Nancy talks to about Grover in the supermarket says the doctor told him to avoid what vegetable for his rheumatoid arthritis in “Lying Doggo”?
5. What word from “Graveyard Day” refers to studies or membership within a philosophical secret society said to have been founded in late medieval Germany by Christian Rosenkreuz?
Short Essay Questions
1. What education did Georgeann and Shelby attain in “The Retreat”?
2. How is Georgeann’s senior prom described in “The Retreat”?
3. What does Gladys tell Ruby about Buddy at the market when he’s not there in “Third Monday”?
4. What can be interpreted of Joe McClain’s character through his actions in “Graveyard Day”?
5. What does Waldeen come to view as a symbol for marriage in “Graveyard Day”?
6. How is Shelby Pickett described when Georgeann began dating him in “The Retreat”?
7. Why does Nancy return to her childhood home in “Nancy Culpepper”?
8. What does Georgeann’s mother warn her of when Georgeann marries Shelby Pickett in “The Retreat”?
9. What does the narrator of “Residents and Transients” reveal in the beginning of the story? Who is the narrator?
10. What different depictions of “family” are presented in “Graveyard Day”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the setting of “Shiloh.” Where in Kentucky do Norma Jean and Leroy live? Why do they decide to go to Shiloh? How is this setting described? How does the setting of the story relate to the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of “Offerings.” What imagery does the author employ in her descriptions of this setting? How does this setting relate to the settings seen in “Shiloh,” “The Rookers,” and “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Sandra in “Offerings.” How old is Sandra? Where is Sandra’s husband? What are Sandra’s central actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story?
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