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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A City of Churches" what does Cecilia say she will dream about?
(a) The life they are most afraid of.
(b) Acts of violence with blood and gore.
(c) Visions of sugarplums.
(d) Kittens.

2. In "The Shawl" who is the mother?
(a) Magda.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Stella.

3. In "Birthmates" whom does Art not want to see at the conference?
(a) Billy.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Lisa.

4. Who wrote "You're Ugly, Too"?
(a) Ann Patchet.
(b) Lorrie Moore.
(c) Tom Eckerd.
(d) Adrienne Potter.

5. In "The Rotifer" what is the narrator looking through at the beginning of he story?
(a) A diary.
(b) A telephone book.
(c) A window.
(d) A microscope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ?

2. Who wrote "Gesturing"?

3. In "The Shawl" who steals the shawl?

4. In "Birthmates" what is Art's nationality?

5. Who wrote "The Shawl"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the motel in "Birthmates."

2. In "Janus" how is Andrea two-faced after her lover leaves her?

3. In "The Gesturing" what do Joan and Ruth have in common?

4. In "Janus" how is Andrea two-faced when she is with her lover?

5. In "The Key" how did Bessie's life used to be?

6. In "The Shawl" how does the garment feed both Magda and her mother?

7. Who is a stronger person, Bessie of "The Key" or Cecilia of "A City of Churches"?

8. In "A City of Churches" what does Cecilia say she will do that the townspeople won't like?

9. Describe Earl and Zoe's costumes in "You're Ugly, Too" and how they are relevant to the story.

10. What measure does Zoe take to not offend her sister in "You're Ugly, Too"?

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