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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. Which of the following aspects of his children's lives does Sean obsessively worry about?
(a) Their athletic performance.
(b) Their school work.
(c) Their mental health.
(d) Their safety.

2. What is the name of the first babysitter Carlyle hires?
(a) Annie.
(b) Susie.
(c) Debbie.
(d) Janie.

3. What country was Willi Varig fighting for in WWII?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Germany.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

4. Which of the following elements is NOT true about Sean's childhood memory of his father?
(a) They climbed through an open window.
(b) They climbed down their fire escape.
(c) They climbed a rope ladder.
(d) They climbed on the roof of their house.

5. What prompts the gypsy man to raise his head and shout a war cry in the story, "The Fisherman from Chihuahua"?
(a) There is no reason for his war cry.
(b) An article in the newspaper.
(c) A broadcast on television news.
(d) The music on the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the genre of the stories the editors chose for this collection?

2. Who stands up for Willi Varig when he is too drunk to address the audience at the convention he had been hired to speak at?

3. How are Earl and Edna related?

4. Who was the last person Sarah was with before she disappeared?

5. Which of the following food items does Louise eat in front of her husband as an act of defiance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Sean is trapped in an elevator in the story "Midair"?

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

4. What interesting behavior does Damaso exhibit while in town in the story "The Fisherman From Chihuahua"?

5. What pleasant memory does the young girl from the story "Verona" have about her father from her childhood?

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

7. What type of relationship do George and Lenore have in the story "Weekend"?

8. What does Sonny blame his heroin addiction on?

9. What reaction does the narrator have when watching Sonny play his music in the story "Sonny's Blues"?

10. Why has Earl taken to the road in "Rock Springs" and who does he take with him?

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