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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 does the boat arrive as the community scatters?
(a) Bear Mountain.
(b) Squirell Mountain.
(c) Bird Mounatin.
(d) Bear Trap.

2. In The Man Child, what did Eric's father tell him he will inherit?
(a) The treehouse.
(b) The land he sees.
(c) The factory.
(d) Stocks and bonds.

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

4. What does Eric ask his father about Jamie in his memory?
(a) If Jamie is sick.
(b) If Jamie is poor.
(c) If Jamie is rich.
(d) If Jamie will ever have a son.

5. Who does Gabriel turn his rage to after he yells at his wife?
(a) His sister.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Roy.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John make a snide comment to Gabriel in The Outing?

2. Who finally is able to approach Sylvia?

3. In The Outing, who finds themselves alone during lunch?

4. What race does Peter insist receives the worst discrimination?

5. In what season do the events of The Rockpile take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the Grimes boys do on Saturdays.

2. In The Outing, what does the church do every 4th of July and why?

3. Describe who Jamie is.

4. Describe what Elizabeth fears in The Rockpile.

5. Describe how Gabriel is a hypocrite.

6. Describe what Previous Condition is about.

7. Why does Gabriel turn his anger from Roy to John?

8. Describe what the children are told will happen if they play on the rockpile in The Rockpile.

9. What does Eric remember about one of Jamie's birthdays?

10. In The Man Child, describe Eric's conversation with his father about his inheritance.

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