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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 does Peaches do after Gee Gee gets drunk?

2. What happens when the Seton family is in Florence?

3. Who are Donna's parents?

4. Who tells Charlie she wants a divorce?

5. Where is Charlie when the story begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Donna Carla think of all of the rumors around her?

2. What kind of impact does the Duke's fall have?

3. How is Richard described in "The Lowboy?"

4. How does Cheever feel about Marlon Brando?

5. Whose inheritance is the subject of "The Lowboy" and why?

6. How does the son in the "Reunion" feel about seeing his father?

7. Why does the man in The Chimera have sour feelings about his wife?

8. What do people in Florence think of the Seton family?

9. What is it about the elderly mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" that irks her son?

10. Describe Gee Gee's behavior when he is sober?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Evarts and Alice Malloys' reasons for traveling from their home in Indiana to Manhatten. What is the driving force for Evarts? How does it differ from Alice's?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the motivation for the secretary to stalk Blake. Do you think she was trying to get back at him for taking advantage of her or did she have serious mental issues? Why or why not?

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