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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. How long had the couple been married in "The Haircut?"
(a) 5 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 years.

2. How old is the woman in "The Widow?"
(a) 70.
(b) 80.
(c) 90.
(d) 60.

3. 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) Cardinals.
(c) Bluejays.
(d) Crows.

4. What is the name of the main female character in "Offerings?"
(a) Jackie.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Emily.
(d) Alberta.

5. Although the boy is the nicest kid in the universe, he is not very ______.
(a) Bright.
(b) Thoughtful.
(c) Tall.
(d) Organized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the chef cooking when he is arrested?

2. in "Snapshot, Harvey Cedars: 1948," a girl looks at a picture of her parents. What was the father's dream profession?

3. What is the name of the husband in "The Factory?"

4. in "Bread," the rich woman refuses to give bread to her sister so that she can feed her _____ children.

5. The girl receives so many ____ that she begins to collect them.

Short Essay Questions

1. Girl: The mother gives the daughter several references about becoming what?

2. The author of "Bread" questions if anyone should eat bread. Why?

3. Discuss Jane's attitude in "Jane." What does Jane do instead of follow her parents' orders?

4. In "Fear: Four Examples," explain the main source of the man's fear regarding his daughter.

5. Discuss the scene in the restaurant in "Deportation at Breakfast."

6. Who is "The Philosophical Cobbler?" What is his main concern and goal?

7. Why does Emily feel invisible in "Offerings?" What does Emily do after she collects a large number of apologies?

8. Discuss the interruptions faced by the man in "The Continuity of Parks."

9. What realization does the widow come to in regards to her missing husband?

10. In "The Cage," a man is trapped with no way to get free under his own power. Explain what happens that what it might mean.

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