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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. What kind of car has Michael rented in "Escape from New York"?
(a) A Toyota Camry.
(b) A Ford Explorer.
(c) A Humvee.
(d) A Ford Focus.

2. In the subchapter "Rebecca" in "Mood," the narrator describes four orders of business for Rebecca. What is the first?
(a) Charm of cat.
(b) Charm of bird.
(c) Charm of child.
(d) Charm of dog.

3. At what restaurant do Michael, Liz, and Marlon stop to eat and talk by the Appalachian Mountains in "Escape from New York"?
(a) Chipotle.
(b) IHOP.
(c) Bennigan's.
(d) Subway.

4. When did the annual phone book come out, according to the narrator in "Mood Memory"?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) May.

5. How old is Melinda Durham said to be in "Meet the President!"?
(a) 59.
(b) 39.
(c) 69.
(d) 49.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Raphael's "boo" said to be in "Mood"?

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

3. Where is Olivia from in "Kelso Deconstructed"?

4. Who is Mike's ex-wife in “Big Week”?

5. Melinda tells Bill that she and Aggie are shacked up on the hill by what in "Meet the President!"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the two strangers described in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?

2. How would you describe the narrative and language style in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"?

3. How is Raphael described in "Mood"?

4. What real-life event is in focus in “Kelso Deconstructed”?

5. Discuss the setting of "Big Week." How does setting relate to the plot and/or themes of this story?

6. What is the central theme in "Escape from New York"? How is this theme illustrated?

7. What is the central theme in "Two Men Arrive in a Village"? How is the theme demonstrated?

8. What is the central theme in “Meet the President!”? How is the theme demonstrated?

9. How does the author describe time in the titular segment of "Mood"?

10. How are Aggie and Melinda described in “Meet the President!”? Where are they going?

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