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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. Where had Cassie previously worked as a professor before joining the IPH?

2. Who first thought the artist's apologies were perhaps part of the artist's latest project?

3. Who does Vera end up leaving William with?

4. How can Vera end up actually making a life with William?

5. Whose grandfather was involved in the killing of Josiah Wynslow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cassie do to try to avoid falling into routine in her new job at the Institute for Public History?

2. What was the core of the idea behind the creation of the Institute for Public History?

3. What is Cassie's and Genevieve's "friendship" like?

4. What is Cassie's relationship with Daniel like?

5. What characterizes the famous artist's "apologies?"

6. In the story Alcatraz, when does Cecilia's mother cry for the first time?

7. What does the model/actress find some freedom in with the artist?

8. How would you describe the effect of the artist's misdeeds on the various women in the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want?

9. What is one of the biggest differences between how Genevieve does her job and how Cassie does hers at the IPH?

10. What is the problem Cassie is sent to address in Cherry Mills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In the story Happily Ever After, how does the weight of Lyssa's mother's illness, which the doctors have told Lyssa she is also likely at an elevated risk for, affect Lyssa's life and decision-making processes? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

In the story Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain, how does Rena's experiences with her sister Elizabeth, and the trauma of what has happened to Elizabeth, affect Rena's current relationships? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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