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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Benson grabs the girl-with-bells-for-eyes’ bells?
(a) The girl flies out the window.
(b) Every light bulb in her apartment bursts.
(c) The apartment is filled with murdered girls’ voices.
(d) The doors to her apartment burst open.

2. Who was the narrator’s first sexual experience with, in "Inventory"?
(a) Two boys, one girl.
(b) A boy.
(c) One boy, one girl.
(d) A girl.

3. How frequently does the narrator’s boyfriend come over to her house, in "The Husband Stitch"?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Two or three times a week.
(c) Once or twice a month.
(d) Every other month.

4. What does the narrator of "Mothers" dream love might be able to do?
(a) Save her soul.
(b) Redeem the world.
(c) Heal Bad’s wounds.
(d) Outdo nature.

5. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she knows as soon as she kisses the boy?
(a) That he will give her a daughter.
(b) That she will regret knowing him.
(c) That they will marry.
(d) That he will kill her.

6. What is the narrator inventorying in "Inventory"?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Houses.
(c) Orgasms.
(d) Lovers.

7. Who is Uncle E?
(a) Henson.
(b) Stabler.
(c) Abler.
(d) Evan the intern.

8. Who does Benson catch by Googling her OKCupid date?
(a) A robber.
(b) A stalker.
(c) A rapist.
(d) A murderer.

9. When the narrator of "Mothers" and Bad are in Georgia, what does Bad say about the ocean?
(a) That it is a grandmother.
(b) That it is a lesbian.
(c) That it is a baby.
(d) That it is a mother.

10. What can the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" not tell the reader, about the opening where her head was attached to her body?
(a) Whether it is bloody or smooth.
(b) Whether or not it is fatal.
(c) Whether her head is still hers.
(d) Whether it is repairable.

11. What kinds of crimes do Stabler and Benson investigate in "Especially Heinous"?
(a) Murders, rapes, missing girls.
(b) Treason, espionage, spying.
(c) Extortion, bribery, corruption.
(d) Human trafficking, prostitution.

12. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say is the moral of the story about the girl who died when her wedding dress had been exposed to embalming fluid?
(a) Marriage is a sacrament.
(b) Some things should not be spoken.
(c) Being poor will kill you.
(d) Sacred things should not be touched.

13. What do the interns put in Stabler and Benson’s coffee?
(a) Poison.
(b) Milk.
(c) Sleeping drugs.
(d) Sugar.

14. How does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" describe the story of the daughter in Paris?
(a) The most real story.
(b) The most disingenuous story.
(c) The most forgettable story.
(d) The most common story.

15. Who warns the narrator of "Mothers" that Bad’s treatment of her is not normal?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A teacher.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the daughter find, when she gets back to the hotel, in the story of the daughter in Paris?

2. What lesson does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" learn after she gives birth?

3. What does the daughter go out to get, in the story the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" tells, of the daughter in Paris?

4. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say she feels like doing when she hears her husband asking the doctor for the ‘extra stitch’ after she gives birth?

5. How does the narrator of "Mothers" describe Bad?

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