Breakthrough Writer

1A Quiz #5 for Fall 2012: Co-Dependent Relationships in the Stories of Tobias Wolff

Study this link on co-dependent relationships and apply what you've read to an analsysis of "The Rich Brother" or "Desert Breakdown, 1968." Your response should be 1.5 pages, about 333 words.

1A Quiz #4 Fall 2012: "The Missing Person"

In 333 words, explain how irony propels the plot of "The Missing Person."

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1A Quiz #3 Fall Semester 2012: Learned Helplessness in Ha Jin's Fiction

In one or two sentences, define the term learned helplessness and show how this term is an important theme in two Ha Jin stories, "The House Behind a Weeping Cherry" and "A Good Fall." Your response should be about 333 words.