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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 word in "Two Men Arrive in a Village" refers to a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson?
(a) Parable.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Simile.

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

3. Where are Elizabeth and Marlon staying in the city in "Escape from New York"?
(a) Queens.
(b) Downtown.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Uptown.

4. Where is Mary Baker Eddy described in "Mood"?
(a) Bleecker Street.
(b) Fifth Avenue.
(c) MacDougal Street.
(d) Rocker Street.

5. Where is Bill in "Meet the President!"?
(a) Felixstowe, England.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Lyons, France.
(d) London, England.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Kelso's profession said to be in "Kelso Deconstructed"?

3. At what restaurant do Michael, Liz, and Marlon stop to eat and talk by the Appalachian Mountains in "Escape from New York"?

4. 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?

5. Who was Bill's anthrosoc teacher in sixth grade?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrative style in "Big Week." Why do you think the author employs this style?

2. How is Raphael described in "Mood"?

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

4. Why is setting important in “Meet the President!”?

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

6. What is said in the dialogue between Roberta and Preston in "Mood"?

7. What is the central theme in “Kelso Deconstructed”? How is this theme examined?

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

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

10. Describe the three main characters in "Escape from New York." How are they described?

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