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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does William Livingston III force his housekeeper to do?
(a) Cook him only gluten-free meals.
(b) Buy drugs on the street for him.
(c) Take his money earned in criminal enterprises to the bank to deposit it for him.
(d) Perform a sexual act on him.

2. Where has Marcy lived her whole life before moving to Florida in the story "Florida"?
(a) Europe.
(b) The Northeast.
(c) The Midwest.
(d) California.

3. Who does Caridad think she might be able to be friends with who has just moved to the Naples community?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Marcy.

4. What city in Florida has Marcy moved to?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Naples.
(c) Gables.
(d) Orlando.

5. Who is the unnamed narrator's best friend in the story "Baby Arm"?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Kim.
(d) Tate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music does William Livingston III like to listen to secretly?

2. How does a loose woman sit at the bar in the story "Difficult Women"?

3. What tattoo do the twins in "The Mark of Cain" both have?

4. What kind of exercise does a frigid woman do in the story "Difficult Women"?

5. What does a crazy woman do when she realizes she is pregnant again in the story "Difficult Women"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the real reason that Carolina insists Savvie accompany her to find Darryl in Reno?

2. Why does Sarah, who goes by Sierra at work, perform at a strip club?

3. What does Kate's elderly landlady tell her in the story "North Country" when she meets her for the first time?

4. Why does Magnus get angry with Kate and ignore her calls for weeks?

5. What do all the women in the narrator's and Tate's "fight club" seem to get out of the experience in "Baby Arm"?

6. Why does the young, working-class couple watch reality television in the story "Florida"?

7. Why does Bianca agree to go out with Dean and initially start a relationship with him?

8. Why is the ceiling at Bianca's office moldy and rotted in "Water, All Its Weight"?

9. What is the basis of Carolina's and Savvie's strong bond in "I Will Follow You"?

10. What is the background of the narrator's boyfriend, Gus, bringing her plastic body parts in the story "Baby Arm"?

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