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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. Who tells Faith that she has "done a rotten job" (91) raising her sons in "A Subject of Childhood"?
2. Who comes home proud that she saved the family $4.65 on dinner in "A Woman, Young and Old"?
3. What gift does Virginia's husband give to her at the start of "An Interest in Life"?
4. What is the prize for "Jews in the News"?
5. Why did Rose receive a raise, according to the story "Goodbye and Good Luck"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "An Irrevocable Diameter," what deal does Charles make with Cindy's family in exchange for withdrawing charges? What is their life like after?
2. Why were Josie and Browny unable to marry? How often did they stay in touch after?
3. What does the narrator's husband recall fondly from their marriage in "Wants"? How does the narrator's memory of this differ?
4. What does Clifford say to Faith in "A Subject of Childhood" which angers her? How does she react?
5. Describe John and Virginia's relationship after her husband leaves in "An Interest in Life."
6. How did Rose meet Volodya Vlashkin? How can you describe their relationship in the beginning?
7. What is Anna's story in "Debts"?
8. In "Faith in a Tree," what does Richard do after the protesters leave the park?
9. 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?
10. What happened to Ellen in "Living"? What does Faith recall of her at the end of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Read a review of The Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Away from the main characters in each story, examine the way the author uses other characters. When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
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