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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. What does the woman talking to William say she saw when she is taken inside?

2. What kind of Chippendale piece do the three men in the country own?

3. Why do Stag and his friend go to see Madame Rosette?

4. What does Mrs. Saunders think of Klausner when he tells her about the shrieks?

5. What does Klausner tell Scott his box is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one thing that makes Mrs. Foster worry?

2. What is the first thing Klausner discovers with his new machine?

3. Why does Louisa think the cat in "Edward the Conqueror" is a reincarnated musician?

4. What does the art dealer offer to pay Drioli to do?

5. Why and how does Mary kill her husband in "Lamb to the Slaughter?"

6. What does Mike always try to impress Richard with in "Taste?"

7. In "Galloping Foxley," what did Foxley used to do to Perkins?

8. How did Drioli respond to the advances Soutine made on his wife in "Skin?"

9. How did Mike cheat in the bet, and how was this discovered?

10. What does the woman who bursts into the room during the bet say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roald Dahl includes some ingenious forms of irony in these stories. What are some of these examples, and how does this ironic nature affect the plot of the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in these stories are forced to sacrifice a great deal in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters, and how did their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Were these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of husband and wife relationships written about in these stories. Choose some of these to compare and contrast. How are they different? How are they similar?

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