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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 time does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" clean cages?
2. In "Greed," where does the narrator's husband say that he gets the fruit that appears in baskets in their kitchen?
3. In "Sing to It," what does the man want the narrator to make from her hands?
4. In "The Chicane," What type of dog did Macario bring Lauryn after they married?
5. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the author want to be taught?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Syd and the narrator have to leave the theater before the movie is over, in "I Stay with Syd"?
2. How are the dogs put down?
3. How did Lauryn and Macario spend the summer they were married?
4. What do the dogs know about the narrator and other volunteers regarding food?
5. How does Mrs. Greed get to and from the narrator's husband's house?
6. What does the narrator need to get through the man's dying in "Fort Bedd"?
7. What is said about Mrs. Greed, her husband, and how she treats her husband?
8. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the narrator say about the man and his actions?
9. What tape did Macario receive after Lauryn died?
10. At the beginning of "I Stay with Syd," what does the narrator say about Syd's married man?
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
The author uses different points of view in the stories. What points of view are used in the various stories? How do these points of view affect what the reader knows and feels about situations and characters?
Essay Topic 3
The setting or settings in a story can serve as a backdrop for the characters or almost take on the role of a character. Where does “The Chicane” take place? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the story?
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