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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man from the grocery store parking lot say to Velmajean in the fourth ending?
(a) Scene.
(b) It was not meant to be like this.
(c) Go back to where you came from.
(d) You are evil.

2. Why does Velmajean end up liking Eggleston's church?
(a) Because of the people there.
(b) Because of how it validates all her feelings about faith.
(c) Because of how the people there have already heard of her.
(d) Because of how it pays its congregants.

3. What does Randall cook for the reunion with his friends?
(a) Beef.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Goose.
(d) Lamb.

4. What does the person Mandy meets in the beginning of the story Mamiwata tell her he is doing?
(a) Standing watch.
(b) Biding his time.
(c) Meditating.
(d) Eating.

5. Where was Randall's first job out of college?
(a) Tout Va Bien.
(b) Town and Country.
(c) Vanity Fair.
(d) Glamour.

6. What does Gloria Brown dream of in the story Ezekiel Saw the Wheel?
(a) Her house collapsing.
(b) A fantastic meal.
(c) Her daughter's death.
(d) Her own death.

7. Who is Gloria Brown's daughter?
(a) Lily.
(b) Steph.
(c) Adeline.
(d) Tamar.

8. How many miracles did Christ perform, depending on which scholars you ask?
(a) About 35.
(b) About 100.
(c) About 20.
(d) About 10.

9. What kind of cake is Gloria getting for her daughter?
(a) Red velvet.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Carrot.
(d) Vanilla.

10. What does Mandy dream about the day she meets the man in the creek?
(a) Her mother dying.
(b) Being beaten.
(c) Dark men emerging from the water.
(d) Dogs chasing her.

11. When is the first time Velmajean begins to feel afraid rather than blessed?
(a) When she drops her cake.
(b) When she loses her wedding ring.
(c) When she hears the word "miracle" for the first time at bingo night.
(d) When she is robbed.

12. What happens to the man from the grocery store parking lot in the first ending?
(a) He disappears in a cloud of smoke.
(b) He is strangled by a security guard.
(c) He is shot in the shoulder.
(d) He stabs himself.

13. Who once owned most of the area Randall's house is built on?
(a) The Quakers.
(b) The Mormons.
(c) The Lutherans.
(d) The Amish.

14. Who lets Siddiq do some construction jobs for a time?
(a) Duke Woodbin.
(b) Art Harwood.
(c) Sean McGillicuddy.
(d) Ben Statson.

15. What does Randall drink at the reunion with his friends?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Guinness.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Eggleston tell Velmajean when she asks if he has any idea why she was bestowed with the powers she has?

2. What does the man in the river tell Mandy he will do for her when they hear the dogs barking and the men coming through the woods?

3. Who was Randall's first editor?

4. What does Randall see in the barn one night that startles and confounds him?

5. What does the man in the supermarket parking lot say to Velmajean right before he leaves?

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