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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. The unnamed narrator shouted at Tom and Teo for the first time on which night during her period of working for Camila's family?
2. Laura said that Dylan's story about his childhood had made her think he was taking what action in regard to intimacy?
3. At the end of the section entitled San Francisco 2010, the unnamed narrator recalls having forgotten that her dark-haired friend had eyes of what color?
4. What kind of school was the unnamed narrator attending when she met her friend Laura?
5. What did the artist's husband use as evidence against her during their custody dispute?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Popkey send a message about the dangers of complying with patriarchy-fueled gender norms in the section entitled Ann Arbor, 2002?
2. Describe the four characters featured at the center of the gathering in Ann Arbor, 2002.
3. Describe the type of humor Popkey often uses within Topics of Conversation and provide an example.
4. What information about the unnamed narrator's romantic life does the reader learn in Italy, 2000?
5. How did the unnamed narrator view Artemisia during the trip to Italy in 2000 and why?
6. How does the unnamed narrator feel about society's understanding of "the woman as object" versus "the woman as subject" (45)?
7. What was the outcome of the tenant's story in the section entitled Ann Arbor, 2002?
8. How did the unnamed narrator feel about the dissolution of Laura's marriage?
9. How does the unnamed narrator feel about the truth and lies, according to her statements in Los Angeles, 2011?
10. For what reason did the unnamed narrator see little of Camila during the trip to Italy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message does Popkey send within the pages of Topics of Conversation concerning the link between secrecy and control?
Essay Topic 2
Sensory details are used frequently by Popkey in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Topics of Conversation. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Popkey’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of shame within Topics of Conversation. What is Popkey’s message regarding shame and how do you know?
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