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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. How does the narrator of "Inventory" say that the virus ended up getting to her home?
(a) She invited it in.
(b) She got careless.
(c) It was inevitable.
(d) It overcame their protective measures.

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

3. What does the narrator say Benson’s fridge resembles after her grocery trip?
(a) The rain forest.
(b) A lush market.
(c) The Garden of Eden.
(d) A plastic desert.

4. What does Benson think the two-beat drumming is?
(a) Her breathing.
(b) Stabler’s heartbeat.
(c) The city breathing.
(d) Her own heartbeat.

5. How does the narrator of "Mothers" qualify her statement when she tells the baby she loves her?
(a) She says that it as true as she can make it.
(b) She says that she will make it true.
(c) She says that it is something she wants to be true.
(d) She says that it is a lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of the pioneer husband and wife, in "The Husband Stitch," what happens to the child?

2. What was Father Jones feeding the girl on the rooftop before she fell off?

3. Who does Benson catch by Googling her OKCupid date?

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

5. What does the narrator of "The Husband Stitch" say stories can do to happiness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of the ‘hook-handed hitch-hiker’ in "The Husband Stitch"?

2. What does "the husband stitch" refer to?

3. What special gift does Stabler possess, which travels from person to person like a virus?

4. What kind of relationship does the narrator have with the woman from the art class?

5. What is the dominant investigation taking place in ‘"Especial Heinous"?

6. What does Stabler do to complicate relations with his wife in "Especial Heinous"?

7. Is the ending or "Inventory" a triumph or a defeat?

8. What kind of atmosphere does Machado create with her epigrams?

9. What is the effect of the narrator remembering scenes of sexual intimacy within the context of the virus destroying civilization?

10. What is the importance of the act of making lists, in "Inventory"?

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