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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 mythical creature has the head of an accountant?

2. What is the instrument used to kill Clifford Wheel?

3. What is Weinstein contemplating as he lies on his bed?

4. In what context does the critic state O'Shawn's poems should be read?

5. What is the name of Weinstein's ex-wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Diabetes get Woody Allen involved and what is Allen's response?

2. How does the essay "But Soft...Real Soft" begin and what are some arguments regarding Shakespeare that it mentions?

3. How was Clifford Wheel killed? How was the killer discovered?

4. What is Weinstein's character like and what are some of his recollections?

5. How does the critic seem to speak about O'Shawn and his work? What does the critic add to O'Shawn's work?

6. What are some theories regarding Anne Hathaway that are presented in "But Soft...Real Soft"?

7. What are two types of creatures touched on in this section and how are they described?

8. What role does Al Capone play in Flo's life?

9. What idea does Trichinosis bring to the play?

10. What is the story of the origins of the phrase "get into beef"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please define pulp fiction and whodunit writing styles that we have learned about and provide a brief history of these types of writing. Provide an example of each that can be found in "Without Feathers."

Essay Topic 2

What role does a narrator play in a story or novel? Please define at least three different types of narrators and give examples from the book for at least two different types of narrators. As a reader, which type of narrator do you prefer?

Essay Topic 3

What is a memoir and how does it differ from an autobiography? Which short story in "Without Feathers" is considered a memoir and who is the memoir about?

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