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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. Where does Mrs. Greed travel?

2. Where do the narrator and Syd decide to ride out the storm in "I Stay with Syd"?

3. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," at what percent could everyone be if those who have more would give a little?

4. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the author want to be taught?

5. In "I Stay with Syd," what type of tree does the narrator think should be pruned?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Mrs. Greed?

2. What is said about Mrs. Greed, her husband, and how she treats her husband?

3. What does the narrator say about cleaning cages?

4. What tape did Macario receive after Lauryn died?

5. In what way is the story of the lamb a story of seduction?

6. What does the narrator know about being angry about the affair in "Greed"?

7. What does the narrator want to tell her aunt Lauryn, even though she is gone?

8. What is Fort Bedd?

9. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the narrator say about the man and his actions?

10. How does the narrator spy on her husband and Mrs. Greed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is used to help readers to visualize what an author is communicating. How is imagery used in the book? Is the use of imagery enough to help readers create a mental picture of what the author is saying?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing in literature hints at what will happen in a story. What instances of foreshadowing are there in “Cloudland”? What does foreshadowing reveal? How does the author use foreshadowing and how does it affect plot?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a classification in literature. What is the genre of the book and why?

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