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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 part of David's body is injured during the animal attack?
(a) His face.
(b) His hand.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His leg.

2. Which of Jancy's possessions is her father obsessed with in the story "The Heavenly Animal"?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her books.
(d) Her motorcycle.

3. How old is David in the story "Walking Out"?
(a) 9 years old.
(b) 13 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 7 years old.

4. How did Norma Jean and Leroy's baby die?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) During childbirth.
(c) From SIDS.
(d) From leukemia.

5. How far away does the fisherman guesstimate his boat is when he realizes it floated away from their ledge?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1/2 mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. When David finally reaches a doctor with his father, how long has his father already been dead?

2. In which of the following landscapes is the story "The Misfits" told?

3. With whom is the narrator having problems at the time he escapes to the cove in "Water Liars"?

4. How does the monkey react when the captain looks him straight in the eyes in "Letters from the Samantha"?

5. Where does Billy stab the young woman, causing a terrible scar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Galven and Poma almost break up in the story "Ile's Forest"?

2. How did the older woman in "The Story of a Scar" get the scar on her face?

3. How does the narrator react when her father falls ill in "The Lover of Horses"?

4. How is the narrator viewed by the townsfolk in the story "Dream Children"?

5. What type of obsessions affect the narrator's family in "The Lover of Horses"?

6. What strains threaten to ruin the marriage of Leroy Moffitt and Norma Jean in the story "Shiloh"?

7. What happens to Jancy on her drive to visit with her boyfriend in the story "The Heavenly Animal"?

8. What happens after David accidentally shoots his father in the leg in the story "Walking Out"?

9. How does the monkey die in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

10. Why does the rabbi call the young boys "Murderers!" in the story of the same name?

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