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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While driving away from the city, who does Michael wish he had tried harder to bring along on this trip, in "Escape from New York"?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Maria.
(c) Adele.
(d) Liza.

2. Who is quoted in "The Black Market" within "Mood" as having said, "How does it feel to be a problem?" (132)?
(a) Du Bois.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Homer.
(d) Aristophanes.

3. How old is Bill said to be in "Meet the President!"?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

4. What is the thread that connects Michael, Liz, and Marlon, according to the narrator in "Escape from New York"?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Good looks.
(c) Shared suffering.
(d) Celebrity status.

5. When is Bill's birthday said to be in "Meet the President!"?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) May.

6. Who gave Liz the ring that she and Marlon argue over in "Escape from New York"?
(a) William.
(b) Roger.
(c) Richard.
(d) Jack.

7. What does Marlon take out to eat when Michael pulls up in "Escape from New York"?
(a) A chicken leg.
(b) A taco.
(c) A cheeseburger.
(d) A burrito.

8. What is the population of the town where Bill is located in "Meet the President!"?
(a) 650.
(b) 2050.
(c) 850.
(d) 1050.

9. Who was Bill's anthrosoc teacher in sixth grade?
(a) Miss Brody.
(b) Mr. Wilson.
(c) Mr. Lin.
(d) Miss James.

10. To whom is Roberta speaking in "Roberta and Preston (A Dialog)"?
(a) Her son.
(b) Michael.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her parrot.

11. In "Medieval Moods: Blood, Black Bile, Bile, Phlegm," the narrator describes a number of hypothetical circumstances. The third of these describes the reader's great-grandparents being what?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Servants.
(c) Sharecroppers.
(d) Slave-owners.

12. What color hair does Aggie's sister have in "Meet the President!"?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

13. Where had the photographer lady gone when Zenobia was dog-sitting in "All the Moods vs. the Individual"?
(a) Ohio.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Michigan.

14. What event sets up the circumstances for "Escape from New York"?
(a) An eclipse.
(b) A school shooting.
(c) The Macy's Parade.
(d) 9/11.

15. What is Mike's full name in “Big Week”?
(a) Michael Stephen Anderson.
(b) Michael Conrad Adkins.
(c) Michael Kennedy McRae.
(d) Michael James Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the motto of the school that Bill attends in "Meet the President!"?

2. What does Melinda say she has forgotten at home in "Meet the President!"?

3. When did the annual phone book come out, according to the narrator in "Mood Memory"?

4. Where is Kelso from originally in "Kelso Deconstructed"?

5. What was the name of Rebecca's long-term parrot?

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