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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 the Malloy's daughter?

2. Who tries to get James Clancy fired?

3. Why does Amy run away?

4. Who is most critical in the Pomeroy family?

5. What does Jim promise Irene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cash's and Louise's marriage.

2. What kind of a housekeeper is Rosemary?

3. What baffles Clancy when he ends up in the hospital?

4. How does Clancy do when he first starts his job in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel?"

5. What type of parents are the Lawtons, in "The Sorrows of Gin?"

6. What do the Pomeroy children do to irk Lawrence?

7. How does Cash feel about his former days as a track star in "O Youth and Beauty?"

8. In "O City of Broken Dreams," how do the Malloys react to interest in the play Evarts has written?

9. Why don't the other Pomeroy children like Lawrence?

10. How is Baxter described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define enigma and give an example of a character from Cheever's stories who embodies this literary term.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Ralph feels entitled to having a rich lifestyle? Or does he just want to be comfortable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In "Goodbye My Brother," what kind of emotions does the Pomeroy family feel when Lawrence removes himself? Describe how these feelings are complicated because of their relationship with Lawrence.

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