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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 color is Arnold's car?
(a) Silver.
(b) Black.
(c) Gold.
(d) Red.

2. Why do Gunther and the narrator show up at Otis and Luke's' house?
(a) To repair the three broken toilets.
(b) To repair the broken stove.
(c) To repair the broken windows.
(d) To repair the washing machine.

3. Where do the narrator of Dog Heaven and her family live?
(a) Fort Niagra.
(b) Fort Denison.
(c) Fort Hood.
(d) Fort Bragg.

4. What question does G.R. ask Cody after hearing the story of what happened to Cody after his nap on the rocks?
(a) "How did you get up there by yourself?"
(b) "Were you as frightened as you thought you would be?"
(c) "Is it true that your whole life passes before your eyes?"
(d) "What were you doing up there with all the ice?"

5. What does the narrator of Men Under Water do for a living?
(a) He is an actor.
(b) He is an experienced playwriter.
(c) He is a handyman and general helper.
(d) He is poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Rules of Invisible Strength, what is invisible strength?

2. Where does the narrator of Lawns go to college?

3. Who is Daddy Garbage?

4. What can the boys in Murderers see from their perch on the water tank?

5. At dinner, how does Jane introduce herself and Danica to the couple at their table?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, who is Arnold French, and how does he strike up a conversation with Connie?

2. Who does Strayhorn immediately find to help him figure out what to do with the dead baby and why?

3. In Cody's Story, who are Cody and G.R.? What do they do for a living and where?

4. Before she dies, what story does Margaret tell Evie and Lydia that change their lives?

5. In Men Under Water, who is the narrator's wife, and how does she feel about him working for Gunther? What does the narrator do for a living?

6. How do the boys in Murderers get caught on their misadventure, and what happens to them?

7. What secret does the narrator of Lawns finally reveal to her boyfriend and her mother? How do they react?

8. What inspiration does Gunther in Men Under Water get about his next screenplay after visiting Acid Rain? Who does he find waiting for him at his home when he and the narrator pull up to his house?

9. What does G.R. ask Cody after he hears Cody's story of his near accident off the mountain that day?

10. In the story Helping, who are Elliot and Grace and what do they do for a living? How are their jobs similar and how are they different?

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