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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is given to the cowboy-colored pocket pit bull in "A Full Service Shelter"?

2. Where do the narrator of in "I Stay with Syd" and Syd drive to to watch a movie?

3. What type of disinfectant does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" use to clean cages and walls?

4. How often does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" clean cages?

5. Where do the narrator and Syd decide to ride out the storm in "I Stay with Syd"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator do when Syd returns in "I Stay with Syd"?

2. What was the Presa Canarios, and why was the narrator afraid of the breed?

3. What does the narrator know about being angry about the affair in "Greed"?

4. Why did Lauryn try to commit suicide in Madrid, and why did she survive?

5. How does the narrator treat the death-row dogs?

6. At the beginning of "I Stay with Syd," what does the narrator say about Syd's married man?

7. What do the dogs know about the narrator and other volunteers regarding food?

8. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the narrator say about the man and his actions?

9. How does Mrs. Greed get to and from the narrator's husband's house?

10. How are the dogs put down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is used to help readers to visualize what an author is communicating. How is imagery used in the book? Is the use of imagery enough to help readers create a mental picture of what the author is saying?

Essay Topic 2

In “Cloudland” a neighbor is arrested for sexual abuse. How does this news affect the narrator? How does the news challenge the image of the neighborhood where the narrator lives?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator in “Cloudland” had a baby when she was a teenager. How has the birth of the child affected the narrator’s emotional state throughout her life? When does the narrator begin to realize that she has been carrying the trauma and pain from the birth ever since? How does this realization help the narrator let go of the past?

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