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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 secret does Netta reveal about Dorf?

2. Which of the following might be found at a hunger strike?

3. What does Hedvig offer to do at the end of "I Prefer to Yodel"?

4. What does Mr. Dubbs's brother warn his still-living siblings about?

5. How long had Mr. Dubbs's brother been dead when he saw his ghost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story of the young woman and the housefly in "The Predators"?

2. What does Kleinman learn about the killer as he speaks to him? What does Kleinman suggest to the killer?

3. How does Kaiser discover where the call girl service is based?

4. What does the reader derive about ghosts or spirits by reading "Examining Psychic Phenomena"?

5. What is the third and final method civil disobedience the author describes and how is it described?

6. What is Anna and what does she discuss with Kleinman?

7. What advice does Allen offer in "On Frugality"?

8. Who does the narrator compare Allen's play to and what excuse does the narrator give for there being no later plays?

9. Who is Kaiser Lupowitz?

10. What is Sigmund's relationship with Justine and Yvette?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please define parapsychology. List at least three criticisms/controversies that are associated with this field of study. Please explain what Woody Allen's opinion of parapsychology seems to be based on "Examining Psychic Phenomena" and provide three examples from this section that allude to parapsychology.

Essay Topic 2

Please define protagonist and antagonist. Provide three examples of each that can be found in "Without Feathers" and list the specific reasons why they are the antagonist or the protagonist.

Essay Topic 3

Please define the role of tone in a literary work. How is tone conveyed in literature? Please provide three examples from the book of tone.

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