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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. Who is Richard's girlfriend's husband?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Mike.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Ray.

2. Where does the narrator live with Marion in the story titled Marion?
(a) In a big house in the suburbs.
(b) In a tent.
(c) At a motel.
(d) At Marion's family's farm house and barn.

3. How has Kayla heard that Jessica found out about her affair with the actor, Jessica's husband?
(a) Jessica heard a rumor about them.
(b) Jessica walked in on Kayla and the actor one day.
(c) Jessica heard about it from one of the directors on the movie set.
(d) The actor's text messages were being delivered to their son's iPad.

4. 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.

5. What does Kayla have a reaction to that makes her feel off-kilter when she travels to the set of the actor's movie?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Her sleeping pills.
(c) The local cuisine.
(d) Vaccinations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rowan try to do at dinner that makes Richard Angry?

2. Where does Bobby drop off the substance he is selling after their road trip in the story Marion?

3. What does Livia order at the restaurant?

4. What has Peter heard stories about Otto concerning?

5. Where do Richard and his girlfriend stay together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator do at Marion's request that results in the narrator being kicked out of Marion's house?

2. When does Kayla realize that Dennis blames her and looks down on her for what happened with Rafe?

3. How does Richard ruin Ana's weekend in the story Northeast Regional?

4. In the story Marion, why does the narrator essentially live with Marion?

5. How does Kayla successfully escape from the party Mary and Dennis bring her to?

6. In the story Northeast Regional, how does Richard feel about Ana?

7. What does Peter think about the way Otto and Heddy grew up on the farm and how it affected them long-term?

8. What is one way Richard deals with the stress of having to intercede with Rowan's serious problem?

9. How does Ana change her interactions with Richard based on his mood?

10. What bothers Richard about Rowan's attitude when he first meets Rowan at the boarding school?

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