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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 old is Josie in "Woman, Young and Old"?
2. Why does Livid give Pallid permission to think of his sons as his in a letter?
3. What does Mr. Graham help Charles do at the end of "An Irrevocable Diameter"?
4. What does Faith ask Ellen's son Billy at her funeral?
5. What does Faith vow to do after her son copies a protest sign in chalk at the playground?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dotty manage the contest prize money and trip?
2. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry? How often did they stay in touch after?
3. Where does Virginia's husband say he is going at the start of "An Interest in Life"? What gift does he give her? How does she feel about this gift? What does she tell Mrs. Raftery when she asks where her husband is going?
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. Describe John and Virginia's relationship after her husband leaves in "An Interest in Life."
6. What does Rose tell Lillie to tell her mother at the end of "Goodbye and Good Luck"? Why?
7. What becomes of Eddie and Carl at the end of "Time Which Made a Monkey of Us All"?
8. In "Faith in a Tree," why was Faith put on a commercial airline as a baby? What does she think of this?
9. How did Rose meet Volodya Vlashkin? How can you describe their relationship in the beginning?
10. Describe John and his mother Dolly's relationship in "Distance." What details show you what their relationship is like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose two stories and write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Paley of The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s 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 describing the imagery used in The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
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