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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bothers Charlie the most, according to the narrator in "The Ballad of Charlie Valentine"?
(a) That he can't protect the people and things he loves.
(b) That chickens live inside his house.
(c) That he has trouble hearing.
(d) That his great-grandchildren do not visit more often.

2. In whose minivan does Roza hide for several hours on a ride in "The Lamb"?
(a) Erik Rude's
(b) Charlie Valentine's
(c) Miguel and his family's
(d) Darla's

3. What had been a clue that Sean liked Roza, according to the narrator in "The Dead"?
(a) He told her that he loved her.
(b) He asked her to marry him.
(c) He stared at her feet.
(d) He stared at her hands.

4. What does Petey tell Finn that he is afflicted with in "Blindside"?
(a) Depression.
(b) Prosopagnosia.
(c) Photographic memory.
(d) Psoriasis.

5. What kinds of gaps does Charlie tell Finn that Bone Gap has in "The Ballad of Charlie Valentine"?
(a) Gaps made of rocks.
(b) Gaps made of mountains.
(c) Gaps between people.
(d) Gaps in the world.

6. What does Charlie tell Finn about the man who took Roza in "The Ballad of Charlie Valentine"?
(a) He is a betting man.
(b) He wants to let Roza go.
(c) He is afraid of Finn.
(d) He is actually a nice person.

7. Why does Finn run out of the diner in "Sidetracked"?
(a) To chase the horse.
(b) To rush to a forgotten appointment.
(c) To get away from Jonas Apple.
(d) To chase Petey.

8. Why is the blanket important to Petey, according to the narrator in "Crows"?
(a) It reminds her of time with Finn.
(b) It is what she uses to calm the bees.
(c) It reminds her of watching cartoons as a kid.
(d) It was given to her by her father.

9. What does Petey have to take to the cafe in "Crows"?
(a) Bread and sugar.
(b) Cups and a waffle iron.
(c) Lard and tomatoes.
(d) Honey and cookies.

10. Who tells Petey that the fries are "real crispy today" in "Crows"?
(a) Jonas Apple.
(b) Darla.
(c) Derek Rude.
(d) Mel.

11. What does Roza decorate Rus with in "The Dead"?
(a) Bark.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Algae.
(d) Scarves.

12. What does Roza inform Sean about in "Sunrise"?
(a) That she is moving in with him immediately.
(b) That he loves her.
(c) That she left because she wanted to get away from him.
(d) That she is helping the Chat 'n' Chew with their renovations.

13. What are the girls drinking in Roza's dream in "No One Is Fine"?
(a) Honey.
(b) Water.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Vodka.

14. Why does Roza practice moves with the knife in "No One Is Fine"?
(a) So she can use it proficiently.
(b) To further her martial arts training.
(c) To utilize tips she read in a book about knife defense.
(d) So she can join the military.

15. What other language besides English does the professor speak?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Tagalog.
(c) Mandarin Chinese.
(d) Polish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finn's "hockey-puck roll" is an example of what literary device, in "Questions"?

2. Where does Sean take Finn in "Sidetracked"?

3. How does Sean react when Finn punches him in the face in "Punched"?

4. What feeling does Roza enjoy seeing in her kidnapper in "Slaughter"?

5. How does the kidnapper get Roza to come with her at the festival in "The Dead"?

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