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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Vincent put his patients to sleep?
2. What does the author of Slang Origins use to discover the origin of certain slang expression?
3. What type of animal is a flying snoll?
4. What type of establishment does Big Flo operate?
5. What nationality are the characters in the "God (A Play)"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What roll does Kermit Kroll play in "The Bizarre Kidnapping"?
2. How did the phrase "humble pie" originate?
3. Who is Claire Memling and what is Vincent Van Gogh's relationship with her?
4. What poem is being critiqued and what does the author say about the poet's works?
5. What importance does the critic put on the names mentioned in O'Shawn's poem and what does the critic try to do each time he sees a name?
6. What is Weinstein's relationship and interaction with Harriet like?
7. What are two types of creatures touched on in this section and how are they described?
8. How does the critic seem to speak about O'Shawn and his work? What does the critic add to O'Shawn's work?
9. What idea does Trichinosis bring to the play?
10. What is Three Deuces and who are some people that frequent it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is narrative mode in literature and what are the three types of narrative modes discussed in class? Please provide examples of each of the narrative modes, if possible, examples should be from the novel itself.
Essay Topic 2
What is a symbol? Please define symbolism as used in literature and provide at least two examples of symbolism that can be found in "Without Feathers"--be sure to explain what the symbolism is about and who/what is involved in the symbolism.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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