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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 do Jerry and his mother go for a holiday?

2. What type of business is Mrs. Pearson planning on opening?

3. Who do Hamish and Mary visit in the city?

4. What does Mary purchase during a layover in Paris?

5. Why is Annie mad at her former husband when he comes to see her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman in "How I Finally Lost My Heart" realize she is holding in her hands?

2. What is the premise of "The Day Stalin Died"?

3. What is the significance of the author leaving the heart behind?

4. What is the irony of the way Mary views Betty Clarke?

5. What is the premise of "A Woman on the Roof"?

6. What is the premise of "A Man and Two Women"?

7. What do Mary and Hamish suspect about Dr. Kroll?

8. How does Rose behave after she breaks her engagement to George?

9. How does Jimmy blame Rose for his unhappiness?

10. What is "The Eye of God in Paradise"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Rose in "The Other Woman". What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Rose?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of the family in Lessing's stories.. What does it mean for some of the characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How are some of the families fractured? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters in the stories who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

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