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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 did the narrator think Isaac caught when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Dancing feet.
(b) Confusion of self.
(c) Adventure.
(d) A will to live.

2. What does John Chapman also use his hat for in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Shelter.
(b) A weapon.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Cooking.

3. Why do some people not gather the mushrooms in 'Mushrooms'?
(a) They are in a hidden place.
(b) Some do not like them.
(c) Some are poison.
(d) They are protected.

4. What was in the attic in 'Web'?
(a) A bird.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bat.
(d) A Black Widow.

5. What season can John Chapman still be sensed in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is used to describe the moles in 'Moles'?

2. What is the only part of the narrator's body she is concerned with in 'August'?

3. What is the narrator unsure she can do in 'Web'?

4. What does the narrator compare sin to in 'An Old Whorehouse'?

5. How long did it take for Lydia's family to find where she slept in 'The Lost Children'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the trees at the Boston Hospital in 'University Hospital, Boston'?

2. How does the narrator feel as she drives to the White Forest in 'The Bobcat'?

3. What does the person in 'Skunk Cabbage' love about the woods?

4. What does the narrator of 'Egrets' say allows them to step without fear?

5. What kind of annoyances does the narrator of 'Egrets' face while going to see the egrets?

6. Where does personification fit in 'Lightning'?

7. What does the narrator see before leaving the hospital in 'University Hospital, Boston'?

8. What is 'Ghosts' really about?

9. In 'The Kitten', what does the narrator feel as she buries the kitten, and why?

10. What does the narrator in 'University Hospital, Boston' think about when she hears how old the hospital is?

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