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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peter catch Otto doing that repulses him?
(a) Short-changing some of the migrant workers.
(b) Beating one of the migrant workers.
(c) Taking hard drugs.
(d) Getting drunk and cavorting with Steph.

2. Why does Bobby get very angry at Marion on their trip down south?
(a) She flirts with strangers.
(b) She throws up in the new car.
(c) She litters out the car window, increasing the chances they might get pulled over.
(d) She loses his wallet.

3. What does Kayla do for Jessica when they first meet for Kayla's job interview?
(a) Gives her fashion advice.
(b) Cooks her dinner.
(c) Gets her a coffee.
(d) Untangles her necklace from her sweater.

4. Who is Marion's mother?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Grady.
(c) Linda.
(d) Dinah.

5. Who does Peter meet when he goes to the migrants' living area?
(a) Steph.
(b) Zand.
(c) Webster.
(d) Chris.

6. How old is the narrator?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

7. How are Otto and Heddy related in the story Arcadia?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are not related.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are father and daughter.

8. In the story The Nanny, who does Kayla stay with after losing her job?
(a) Jack and Mary.
(b) Mary and Dennis.
(c) Henry.
(d) Edgar.

9. What personal item of her host's son does Kayla look through while staying in his room?
(a) A collection of original paintings.
(b) A diary.
(c) A collection of records.
(d) A yearbook.

10. Where do Richard and his girlfriend stay together?
(a) At Richard's mother's beach house, which is for sale.
(b) In a tent at a campsite.
(c) At a hotel.
(d) At Richard's own apartment.

11. Where does Bobby drop off the substance he is selling after their road trip in the story Marion?
(a) The dispensary in San Diego.
(b) A lakehouse in Omaha.
(c) A Japanese temple in Burbank.
(d) Somewhere west of Toledo.

12. What kinds of problems does the narrator's mother have in the story Marion?
(a) She has trouble with partners.
(b) She has trouble holding a job.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Night sweats and blackouts.

13. Who is Marion's father?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Steven.
(c) Jack.
(d) Henry.

14. Who is Jack's girlfriend?
(a) Hardy.
(b) Liz.
(c) Grady.
(d) Harriet.

15. What does Richard take pills for?
(a) Blood sugar issues.
(b) Blood pressure.
(c) Insomnia and depression.
(d) Headaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grady say to the narrator to try to comfort the narrator when she gets kicked out of Marion's house?

2. Who runs the farm in the story Arcadia?

3. What does Bobby say to the narrator at the end of the story Marion?

4. What is one fruit they grow on the farm in Arcadia?

5. Who did Kayla once know in college who had been adopted from Mongolia?

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