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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 Claire's stepmother tell her about what she thinks of Claire's swimsuit?
2. What lie does Lyssa tell the person she has sex with in the story Happily Ever After?
3. What has Rena wanted to do with Dori since she arrived in town for the wedding?
4. Who does Claire mostly hang out with during her senior year of college?
5. Who was Elizabeth's husband?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Rena and JT know each other in the story Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain?
2. How does Rena think Dori views her?
3. How does Cecilia feel in general about her mother's crusade to clear her grandfather's name and collect compensation for his being wronged?
4. What startles Claire about Carmen's reaction to her social media post in the bikini?
5. What does JT tell Rena when she sees him in the hotel corridor the night before his wedding?
6. In the story Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain, what is part of Dori's wedding theme?
7. Why is Claire mainly seeing her boyfriend Jackson?
8. Why is Travis accosted at the pharmacy in the story Happily Ever After?
9. Why does Claire resent the Halls eventually?
10. How does Cecilia describe her own mother's childhood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the themes, central ideas, and questions Evans lays out in the stories leading up to the novella titled The Office of Historical Corrections in this collection that she explores more deeply and in different ways in the novella? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Which stories in this collection feature themes related to violence or violent behaviors, and how does Evans explore this theme in different ways throughout the collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Evans chose not to assign any of the characters in the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want names, referring to them only either by job titles or other characteristics? What overall effect do you think this decision has on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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