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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. Who wrote Bigfoot Stole My Wife?

2. What is the character name of the murdered city-dweller in Di Grasso?

3. Where is the family in Family Album from?

4. The author of By the Creek is listed as being from the United States and where?

5. What story was written by the author Ann Beattie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activity is the father of Las Papas doing in the narrative? What does he teach his son?

2. Why does the central female character in Facing the Light send her servant away? What realization does she face?

3. What physical ailment does the central character in Terminal suffer from?

4. What is the theme of Lost Keys? Who is the central character?

5. How does the story The Model reflect the theme of aging?

6. What is the setting of Di Grasso? From whose perspective is the story told?

7. What central theme do Disappearing, A Lover's Ear, and Facing the Light all share? How are their characters similar?

8. What does the central character in Arrest Me have as his objective? Why?

9. Who are the characters in Emilie Plead Choose One Egg? What takes place in the story?

10. Who is the central character in There's a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head? What happens to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the work and careers of Dino Buzzati and Stuart Dybek. How is each author's style reflected in the characters, settings, subjects and themes in The Falling Girl and Death of the Right Fielder?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes and perspectives presented in Girl and The Other Wife. What elements of feminism can be seen in the themes of these works? How is this reflected in other writings by the authors?

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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