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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 does the daughter of the lord die in The Blue Jar?

2. The girl falling 30 meters above Marta in The Falling Girl is wearing what?

3. What becomes ruined due to the boy and his father in Blackberries?

4. What inspires people to strip their houses of walls and roofs in Blue?

5. What is the setting of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the central theme in At the River? How is this manifested in the central characters?

2. Describe the scene that is the central subject in Preparations? What does the author consider?

3. What is the central theme in Gregory? How does the author represent this theme through the executioner in the narrative?

4. How is the narrative structured in the story Happy Endings? What are the first scenarios like?

5. Who is the central character in On Hope? What does his monkey bring to him?

6. How does On Hope end? Where is the gypsy in the end of the narrative?

7. Describe the structure of Welcoming the Board of Directors. How does the author use metaphor in the narrative?

8. Who is the central character in Don't You Blame Anyone and what is his central action in the narrative?

9. Describe the themes and political motif in One of These Days. What other story in the collection shares similar themes?

10. What is the taboo subject central in the story The Boy? How does the narrative play out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the symbolism, characters and settings of The Book, Facing the Light and Lost Keys. How is the theme of aging represented in each of these works?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting, characters, and themes in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics. What about the setting informs the characters' racial bias?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the themes, symbolism, and imagery implemented by the author in The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket. How does the tone of this story differ or relate to those around it in the anthology?

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