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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. Which character does Jerry describe as shrewd in "Come on, Ye Sons of Art"?
2. Why did Virginia's children call Thursday "Johnday" in "An Interest in Life"?
3. What does Ricardo tell Faith in the letter he writes her in "Faith in a Tree"?
4. In "The Loudest Voice," why is Shirley's mother hesitant to let her act in the school Christmas play?
5. Why did Dotty get angry and leave Freddy's after spending a couple days at his place in "The Contest"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Josie tell Liz she should be the one making Browny breakfast? How does Liz react to this?
2. What is the only thing the narrator says she ever wanted in "Wants"? What does she do in the story that she feels is a sign change is possible?
3. What does Clifford say to Faith in "A Subject of Childhood" which angers her? How does she react?
4. Why is Shirley's mother uncomfortable about her performing in her school's Christmas play? What theme does Shirley note in the play?
5. In "Faith in a Tree," why was Faith put on a commercial airline as a baby? What does she think of this?
6. Describe John and Virginia's relationship after her husband leaves in "An Interest in Life."
7. How did Rose meet Volodya Vlashkin? How can you describe their relationship in the beginning?
8. What becomes of Eddie and Carl at the end of "Time Which Made a Monkey of Us All"?
9. What did Rose tell Vlashkin about his book, The Jewish Actor Abroad? How did he react?
10. What do Jerry and Kitty discuss in "Come On, Ye Sons of Art"? What does Jerry tell Kitty when she asks what she would do without him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Who is she? What else has she written? How is The Collected Stories of Grace Paley representative of her work and life?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining how men are portrayed in Paley's collection.
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