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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 do the man and woman in "The Burdened Man" do each week after they forgive each other?
2. Why does Carter want to use Charlie's apartment in "The Little Girl"?
3. Why did Lavinia's mother pull her kids from school?
4. What does Faith's father tell her that he and her ex, Ricardo, have been discussing?
5. What event trigged Cissy being sent to a psychiatric home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Ruthy sad at her 50th birthday party when her friends tell stories?
2. Who is Mrs. Luddy and why does Faith stay in her apartment?
3. What instances of Mr. Zargrowsky's racism does Faith cite in "Zagrowsky Tells"?
4. What does Faith do at the end of the story after she and her father argue? Describe the mood.
5. What happened to Selena's daughter Abby? What did Tonto say about Abby at the end?
6. Who is Philip In "Dreamer in A Dead Language"? Why does he want to meet Faith's father?
7. What does Jack suspect is the real reason Faith wants a baby in "Listening"?
8. Compare and contrast the mothers at the playground in "Northeast Playground" to the mothers when the older woman was a young mother.
9. What conclusion does George come to after his pinball machine is rejected in "This Is a Story About My Friend George"?
10. How did Cissy become pregnant with Emmanuel? Why does her father care for him?
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
Pick a character from one story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the theme of motherhood in Paley's collection.
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