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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 the girl tell the boy to do if someone is home and they discuss prices?
2. What item does the boy say is "pretty good" (3) before going to see if anybody is home?
3. What does the boy say he will do if anyone is home?
4. What does the boy say to the girl when she tells him to kiss her on the bed?
5. What does the man tell the girl it is "good" that she found when he arrives at the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the boy do when he first gets to the house and begins looking at the things?
2. How does the man first appear on the scene? Where is he coming from and what does he have?
3. What is the first thing the man says to the girl when he sees the two at his house?
4. Why do the boy and the girl need furniture?
5. What two things does the boy do "for no good reason" (2) instead of seeing if anyone is home as he said he would?
6. Why does the girl tell the boy he should offer $10 less than whatever they are asking?
7. What does the girl tell the boy to do when he finally gets on the bed with her? How does he respond?
8. Why does the boy pull over when he sees all of the things outside the man's house?
9. How do the boy and girl bargain with the man for the items they ask about? Who seems in charge of the negotiations?
10. What items does the boy tell the man they are interested in when the man first arrives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 2
Write a brief essay analyzing Carver’s choice to write "Why Don't You Dance?" in past tense. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?
Essay Topic 3
Define protagonist. Who is the protagonist in "Why Don't You Dance?"? How do you know? Explain.
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