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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. Where is the daughter's location when she leaves to go to her father's house?
(a) High school.
(b) College.
(c) Mall.
(d) Work.

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

3. The girl receives so many ____ that she begins to collect them.
(a) Rejections.
(b) Apologies.
(c) Chain letters.
(d) Stamps.

4. Which food should be soaked overnight before it is cooked?
(a) Fish.
(b) Beans.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Potatoes.

5. What is the name of the man's friend?
(a) Norman.
(b) Ned.
(c) Willie.
(d) Bernard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Jane's sister?

3. How many times does the man let the phone ring as a signal to his wife?

4. What item did the man throw onto the floor in anger?

5. The cobbler is related to which former war hero?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the babies in "The Parents?"

2. What happens when Louise finds Teddy on the floor in "Teddy's Canary?"

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

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

5. What does Henry Dobbins use as a way of protecting himself while at war? What happens that might change the talisman?

6. What is the most interesting thing about the people at "108 John Street?"

7. "Here" describes a neighborhood in which everyone is friendly but does not socialize. Describe the neighborhood.

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

9. What is the thing that seems to bother the woman most in "The Haircut?"

10. In "Corners," what are the sisters doing at the beginning of the story? What upsets Jessie so much that she runs outside?

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