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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. In "Subtotals," a man is obsessed with which of the following?
(a) Counting things.
(b) Diseases.
(c) Insects.
(d) Tennis.

2. A woman throws out which items?
(a) Socks.
(b) Food.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Children.

3. In "Dinner Time," a woman is injured in what way in the kitchen?
(a) Trips.
(b) Poisioned.
(c) Punches herself.
(d) Burned.

4. What is the woman's name?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Karen.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Kitty.

5. The mother falls off of a:
(a) Cliff.
(b) Car hood.
(c) Skyscraper.
(d) Balcony.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dancing bears are on a tour?

2. What unusual prosthesis does the man have?

3. In "Pendergrast's Daughter," what is the name of the girlfriend?

4. How did the driver die?

5. After the man returns from the war, he plays one sport for two weeks. What is the sport?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Karen and Konrad meet in "Roseville?" What event does the meeting prompt?

2. What is the main issue with Jimmy in the beginning of "Ponderosa?"

3. "A Public Denial" tells a somewhat humorous story about a man trying to clear his deceased grandfather's name. What killed the old man?

4. Explain the actions of the bears in Chile in "Brilliant Silence." Why do the bears act this way?

5. What causes the stones to become fearful? What is a distinction of stones?

6. In "Mandy Shupe," a mother tells her young daughter about Mandy Shupe, a Mennonite woman who goes a bit wild. The basic story is told and the mother's purpose for the parable as well as the grown up daughter's reaction explained.

7. Discuss the attitude of the man in "Wedding Night."

8. Explain the scene between the woman and the salesman in the "Lampshade Vendor."

9. Explain why Mr. Mumsford is so angry. What does the man intend to do? Why?

10. In "The One Sitting There," a woman has difficulty cleaning out her refrigerator. What is the problem?

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