1. Write a brief constructed response that discusses the differences between fables, parables and tales.

2. Write a brief constructed response that discusses the use of importance of point of view in literature, referencing Jamaica Kincaid's Girl.

3. Write a brief constructed response that discusses the importance of setting in literature, referencing Amy Tan's A Pair of Tickets.

4. Write a brief constructed response that discusses the differences between plot and theme, referencing Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron.

5. Write a three to four paragraph extended response that creates a link between two short-stories that we have read or watched this semester.
Short Story: Raymond Carver's Cathedral, Jamaica Kincaid's Girl, David Foster Wallace's Good People, Amy Tan's A Pair of Tickets, Yasunari Kawabata's The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket, John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, O. Henry's The Gift Of The Magi.