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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Rockpile, what happens after the boy is hit in the head?
(a) His eye swells.
(b) His ear swells.
(c) He begins to bleed.
(d) He faints.

2. What does Gabriel's wife instruct John to pick up amidst Gabriel's rage?
(a) A knife.
(b) A hammer.
(c) Gabriel's lunch pail.
(d) A baseball bat.

3. Who is David in The Outing?
(a) Roy and John's cousin.
(b) Roy and John's friend.
(c) Sylvia's cousin.
(d) Sylvia's boyfriend.

4. Where does Jamie tell Eric his father wants to see him at in The Man Child?
(a) Inside the house.
(b) The outhouse.
(c) The shed.
(d) The barn.

5. What did Eric's father tell Jamie to quit doing in Eric's memory?
(a) Eating.
(b) Drinking whisky.
(c) Torturing his dog.
(d) Torturing his cat.

6. What do the boys in The Outing wait for upon arriving to their destination?
(a) To jump off the rope swing.
(b) Sylvia to be alone.
(c) To go canoeing.
(d) To go horseback riding.

7. Who suggests to Peter he fight the eviction?
(a) Peter's boss.
(b) Jules.
(c) Peter's brother.
(d) Peter's mom.

8. How does Gabriel react to John's snide comment?
(a) Addresses it by hitting John.
(b) Angered, but powerless.
(c) Disregards it.
(d) Angered, but powerful.

9. Where does Peter go to in Harlem?
(a) A black diner.
(b) A black bar.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A black jazz club.

10. How long does the brother spend across the street from his apartment?
(a) Longer than 5 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

11. Who goes to intercept Gabriel as he comes home in The Rockpile?
(a) Roy.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) John.
(d) Sister McCandless.

12. What is Peter afraid of?
(a) Being alone.
(b) His landlady finding out about his stay.
(c) The dark.
(d) Being broken into.

13. Who is crying in another room upon Gabriel's return home?
(a) His oldest son.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister.

14. What does Brother Elisha go and get for Sylvia?
(a) A beer.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Some fruit.
(d) Lemonade.

15. In what season do the events of The Rockpile take place?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Peter's date's rescue in Previous Conditions?

2. Who ran away from Jamie according to Eric's memory?

3. When do the actions of Previous Conditions most likely take place?

4. What do the Grimes' boys watch every Saturday?

5. Who finally is able to approach Sylvia?

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