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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the recent graduate in "Absurd Modern Mood" in "Mood"?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Zenobia.
(d) Alicia.

2. At what restaurant do Michael, Liz, and Marlon stop to eat and talk by the Appalachian Mountains in "Escape from New York"?
(a) IHOP.
(b) Subway.
(c) Bennigan's.
(d) Chipotle.

3. Where is the shabby room that is the setting for "Kelso Deconstructed"?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) Portobello.

4. What is the population of the town where Bill is located in "Meet the President!"?
(a) 650.
(b) 2050.
(c) 1050.
(d) 850.

5. Why does no one recognize Michael, Liz, and Marlon in "Escape from New York"?
(a) Because they are watching the news.
(b) Because they are unable to see.
(c) Because they are in a dark room.
(d) Because they are in disguises.

6. Where is the only place Mike and his family ever went together on vacation in “Big Week”?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

7. What is the motto of the school that Bill attends in "Meet the President!"?
(a) Capital must flow.
(b) Justice for all.
(c) Justice and peace.
(d) Equality for all.

8. What word in "Two Men Arrive in a Village" refers to a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson?
(a) Parable.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

9. What is Bill's last name in "Meet the President!"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Adkins.
(c) Peek.
(d) James.

10. Melinda tells Bill that she and Aggie are shacked up on the hill by what in "Meet the President!"?
(a) The old Heinston tower.
(b) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(c) Big Ben.
(d) The old Martello tower.

11. What color hair does Aggie's sister have in "Meet the President!"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red.

12. Where are Elizabeth and Marlon staying in the city in "Escape from New York"?
(a) Uptown.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Downtown.

13. Who is quoted in "The Black Market" within "Mood" as having said, "How does it feel to be a problem?" (132)?
(a) Du Bois.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Homer.

14. Where has Raphael moved to from Bushwick in "Mood"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Brooklyn Heights.
(c) Forest Hills.
(d) Williamsburg.

15. Who is the bartender at the bar where Mike meets Tommy in “Big Week”?
(a) Frank.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what religion was Michael said to have been raised in "Escape from New York"?

2. What name does Bill give to Aggie when he incorporates her into his game in "Meet the President!"?

3. In "Medieval Moods: Blood, Black Bile, Bile, Phlegm," the narrator describes a number of hypothetical circumstances. The third of these describes the reader's great-grandparents being what?

4. How old is Aggie's sister that is to be buried in "Meet the President!"?

5. What does Melinda say she has forgotten at home in "Meet the President!"?

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