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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 is the name of Iridia's husband in "Juvenal Nyx"?

2. How many times does Kane shoot the man in "Unbelief"?

3. What holiday is it the next morning in the story "Unbelief"?

4. At what time does Dex promise to pick up Adeline in "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"?

5. What happens to the old woman who wins the game in "Loser"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the dwarf trick Calum in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"? Why?

2. What does Killheffer believe the world is made of in "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"? What does he offer Dex?

3. What holiday does Kane awake upon in "Unbelief"? What does he discover?

4. Who comes to Goblin Lake to see its mysteries in "Goblin Lake"? What are his first impressions?

5. What conversation do Calum and the dwarf have while walking in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"?

6. Where does Abe go after Sarah leaves him in "Weights and Measures"?

7. Describe the brothers in "Fossil-Figures" as they existed in the womb. Who was larger?

8. Who are the men described in the beginning of "Unbelief"? What interaction do they have?

9. What is Lukas the god over in "Wildfire in Manhattan"? How is his history described?

10. Describe the funeral in "Weights and Measures." What does Sarah do at the funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the vampire imagery in "Blood" and "Juvenal Nyx." How do the tones of each of these stories relate? What themes appear in the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze the exposition, rising action, climax and denouement of "The Therapist." How is irony defined and how does it apply to the story's ending?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Deel and Mary Lou in "The Stars are Falling." What has happened to the relationship between these characters?

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