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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Richards refuse to do?
(a) Lay down and rest.
(b) Go after her son.
(c) Call her husband.
(d) Suspect June of killing her brother.

2. Why does Lanya say that she has stopped painting?
(a) She had a mental block while living in New York City.
(b) She forgot how to paint.
(c) She ran out of money to buy materials.
(d) She hates everything she makes.

3. Who cuts Milly's leg at the park commune?
(a) John.
(b) Frank.
(c) Tak.
(d) Eddy.

4. What company does Richards "work" for?
(a) A water company.
(b) His own company.
(c) A dance company.
(d) A systems engineering company.

5. How long has it been since Lanya has seen Kidd?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 10 days.

6. What does the woman Kidd met turn into before his eyes?
(a) An animal.
(b) A tree.
(c) Water.
(d) A prism.

7. What do Lanya and Kidd discuss once Kidd returns to the commune?
(a) Where they think their relationship is going.
(b) That Kidd should get his own place.
(c) Kidd lost time - he might have killed Bobby.
(d) That June might have killed Bobby.

8. What does this person give to Kidd?
(a) An article.
(b) A sample of his poetry book.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A story.

9. How much is Kidd supposed to be paid for cleaning the apartment?
(a) $10/hour.
(b) $8/hour.
(c) $7/hour.
(d) $5/hour.

10. If Kidd ever gets to write a book, what would he like to call his book?
(a) Magic Orchids.
(b) Manic Orchids.
(c) Black Orchids.
(d) Brass Orchids.

11. In the public bathroom, who does Kidd find?
(a) Pepper, a sick scorpion.
(b) Lanya angry with him.
(c) Eddy hiding from his parents.
(d) Bunny, a small animal.

12. Why won't Lanya tell Kidd where her new house is?
(a) She does not like his involvement with the scorpions.
(b) She does not want him shacking up with her.
(c) She thinks that Kidd will rape her.
(d) She does not want anyone to attack her.

13. When Lanya arrives at the Reverend's house, what does she tell Kidd?
(a) She would like to go to the beach.
(b) She wants to move in with Kidd.
(c) She wants to become a teacher.
(d) She has found a house in which to live.

14. What does Kidd think the reason for Bobby's death may have been?
(a) Bobby tried to hurt June. She acted in self defense.
(b) Eddy told June to kill Bobby.
(c) Bobby was spying on the scorpions.
(d) Bobby gave June the poster of Harrison.

15. Why is Kidd attacked and beat up by "scorpions?"
(a) He insults them.
(b) He is walking alone through a bad neighborhood.
(c) He steals food from them.
(d) He threatens them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kidd help to deliver papers on a paper route?

2. Who offers Kid a job cleaning apartments at the Labry Apartments?

3. After Kidd is finished cleaning, what do the Richards give him?

4. Who helps to retrieve Bobby's body?

5. What is the first line of the novel Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany?

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