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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. Why does the girl tell everyone the story of the night with the man in the driveway?
2. What does the man do after telling the boy and girl he will sell them the record player for cheap?
3. What is the final thing the girls says to the man as they dance in his driveway?
4. What does the girl tell the boy she wants in the drink he pours her?
5. What does the girl tell the boy she wants to buy after the man drops his cigarette between the couch cushions?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the man tell the boy and girl about the record player after he turns off the TV?
2. What does the man suggest the boy and girl do after he puts on a second record? What does the boy think of this suggestion?
3. Describe the man and the girl dancing together at the end of the story.
4. What does the man offer the boy and the girl to drink? What does he do after that?
5. What does the man say about the neighbors watching him dance with the girl at the end of the story?
6. Why does the girl tell the story of the night at the man's house to everyone? Does she figure anything out?
7. What does the boy tell the man and the girl the whiskey does to him?
8. What does the girl tell the other people about the night at the man's house?
9. Why does the girl just pick a record at random when the man tells her to pick something?
10. What does the man drop on the sofa? Who helps him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Why Don't You Dance?." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of "Why Don't You Dance?." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Why Don't You Dance?" similar or different from his other works?
Essay Topic 3
Define protagonist. Who is the protagonist in "Why Don't You Dance?"? How do you know? Explain.
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