English 20 - Short Story Exam Answer Sheet
/38 marks
Part One – Multiple Choice (8 marks)
Read questions 1 – 8 in your test document.
Read the short story “Lonnie Comes Home”.
Answer questions 1- 8 by indicating your choice for each in the table below.
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Part Two – Essay (30 marks)
Much of literature reflects the individual’s response to conditions of external or internal
conflict.
Write an essay based on ONE of the short stories you studied in which the author
examines the nature and effect of individual response to opposing forces or views.
What idea does the author develop regarding the individual in the midst of
conflict? Develop your essay by providing specific supporting details from the
literature that you have chosen.
You MUST write your essay on any ONE of the following stories studied:
“God is Not a Fish Inspector” - W. D. Valgardson
“Quality” - John Galsworthy
“The Story of the Widow’s Son” - Mary Lavin
“The Veldt” - Ray Bradbury
“Unto Dust” - Herman Charles Bosman
“The Singing Silence” - Eva-Lis Wuorio
“Walk Well, My Brother” - Farley Mowat
You will be graded on the following categories:
Thought and Detail (15 marks)
Organization
(5 marks)
Matters of Choice
(5 marks)
Matter of Correctness (5 marks)