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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the girlfriend in "The Burlington Northern, Southbound?"
(a) Christine.
(b) Victoria.
(c) Angela.
(d) Frances.

2. Who finishes cooking the breakfast?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Customer.
(c) Police.
(d) Chef.

3. How does the father eventually die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Freak accident.
(c) Struck by lightning.
(d) Drowns.

4. What is the name of the chef in "Deportation at Breakfast?"
(a) Gomez.
(b) Sven.
(c) Viktor.
(d) Javier.

5. What word does the man use to describe the drama regarding the hero and heroine of the story?
(a) Silly.
(b) Manufactured.
(c) Sordid.
(d) Candid.

6. What item does the woman's neighbor borrow?
(a) Cup of sugar.
(b) Condiment.
(c) Napkins.
(d) Iron.

7. The cobbler is related to which former war hero?
(a) Washington.
(b) Lee.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Grant.

8. Which of the following is not on Jane's to-do list?
(a) Feed the cats.
(b) Watch the baby.
(c) Bring in the newspapers.
(d) Water the plants.

9. in "The Paring Knife," how long had the knife been under the refrigerator?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

10. Which of the following is not one of the sisters mentioned in "Corners?"
(a) Amy.
(b) Mildred.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Marie.

11. In "Fear: Four Examples," a man is upset because his daughter is late coming home. How many hours late is the daughter?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

12. In "What Happened During the Ice Storm," animals are protected by being taken into the barn. One species of birds remains outside. What birds remain outside?
(a) Pheasants.
(b) Crows.
(c) Cardinals.
(d) Bluejays.

13. Which plant should get plenty of water so it does not make your throat itch?
(a) Henbane.
(b) Dasheen.
(c) Thyme.
(d) Rosemary.

14. Who lives three houses away in "Here?"
(a) God.
(b) The Dalai Lama.
(c) Liberace.
(d) Elvis.

15. At the end of the story, everyone sings songs by ______.
(a) Eric Clapton.
(b) Whitney Houston.
(c) Jimi Hendrix.
(d) Engelbert Humperdinck.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boys cover the birds with which of the following:

2. What is the name of the main female character in "Offerings?"

3. What kind of dog is mentioned in "Here's Another Ending?"

4. Who does something to upset one of the sisters?

5. The man is fighting in which war?

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