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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. How does Mona react to D'orothea's long telephone conversations with her friends back in New York?
2. Who is Boris?
3. When she returns home after finding Vincent dead, who does Mary Ann visit?
4. What is the reason D'orothea tells Brian that she is in San Francisco?
5. When Jon ends his sexual relationship with Beauchamp at the restaurant, what does he tell him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Mona tells Michael that she is moving out?
2. Explain what D'orothea tells Brian when they go for drinks after first meeting in the restaurant.
3. What happens during the encounter between DeDe and Carson Callas?
4. The reader learns that Norman is a private investigator. What other information does the telephone conversation between him and Mrs. Ramsey reveal?
5. Where does DeDe go for a transformation?
6. Summarize what Norman confesses to Mary Ann in the chapter, "Norman Confesses."
7. Briefly summarize what happens to Brian at the Treasure Island Trailer Court.
8. Upon returning to San Francisco, what does DeDe realize and what does she do about it?
9. Why does Vincent take Mary Ann into account when he decides how to kill himself?
10. What does the reader learn about the two characters when Brian talks with Michael in the courtyard while Michael is tanning before the contest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the narrative intersect the lives of the characters in unexpected ways? Give at least two examples from the book. How does this interconnectedness contribute to the overall plot? Why do you think the author felt the need to connect all the characters?
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the setting of the book (San Francisco in the 1970's) impacts the plot and the characters. Give specific examples by choosing a few characters to focus on, including their reactions and lifestyle choices.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Frannie's relationship with her husband, Edgar and her relationship with her Great Dane. What does the writing and style of "The Diagnosis" show about these relationships? How do these relationships fit in with the overall theme of family in the novel? Give specific examples of their interactions and the theme in 'Tales of the City."
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