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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 drug was Sonny arrested for selling?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Crack.
(d) Acid.

2. What does Lewis complain about during his meeting with Arty?
(a) His health.
(b) His loud neighbor.
(c) His scratchy bed sheets.
(d) The food.

3. What is the gypsy's name in "The Fisherman from Chihuahua"?
(a) Matias.
(b) Sabinon.
(c) Alonso.
(d) Damaso.

4. To what does the narrator in the story "1/3, 1/3, 1/3" compare his neighbor, the poor woman?
(a) To a flower.
(b) To a dog.
(c) To a stone.
(d) To a child.

5. What is George's wife's name?
(a) Julie.
(b) Lenore.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is George than his wife?

2. Which of the following was NOT a way Louise's roommate uses to support Louise in her weight loss goals?

3. In "Verona," how does the mother in the story react when she sees her husband feeding birds with their daughter?

4. What prompts the gypsy man to raise his head and shout a war cry in the story, "The Fisherman from Chihuahua"?

5. From what country is the man who comes to the restaurant in Pendleton's town and eats alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts the narrator in "Sonny's Blues" to reach out to his incarcerated brother?

2. How does Willie's father react when Willi tells him what he witnessed in the barn?

3. Why does Lenore comfort George at the end of the story "Weekend"?

4. What unfortunate site does Willi witness in the story of the same name, and how does the young boy react to what he's seen?

5. How does Arty's father react when his son comes for a visit at the mental institution in the story "The Bystander"?

6. What is Sean's married life like?

7. What is Earl's first impression of the town Rock Springs?

8. How does Louise's husband react when Louise gains weight during her pregnancy?

9. Why does Vance tell the story of "The Amish Farmer" to his high school English class?

10. What part about Arty's life made him feel like a "Bystander"?

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