The Stories of John Cheever Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Stories of John Cheever Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is Laud's Head?

2. Where country do the immigrants come from in "Clancy in the Tower of Babel"?

3. Who has never fired a starter pistol before?

4. Who is Mrs. Pomeroy married to?

5. What is the setting for the story about the Pomeroy family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ralph and Laura react to a Ralph's new job and potential raise in salary?

2. What is the background of the relationship between Ralph and Laura Whittemore?

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

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

5. How is Clarissa described in "The Chaste Clarissa?"

6. What is Cash's wife's life like?

7. Why does Blake fire his secretary in "The Five Forty-Eight?"

8. What becomes evident about Lawrence at Laud's Head?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Marcie's and her husband's drive for life after their relationship changes. Who controlls the change in the relationship in the beginning and how does that change?

Essay Topic 2

How does the father in "The Reunion" alienate others, especially his son? Why does he act the way he does?

Essay Topic 3

In "The Angel of the Bridge," how does the son's avoidance of his own issues manifest itself in a fear? What did he focus on when he was avoiding his own fears?

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