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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who narrates the story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone"?
(a) Craig.
(b) An omniscient narrator.
(c) Craig's dad.
(d) Mr. Harrigan.

2. Felicia tells Marty that she heard a radio advertisement about Chuck on which radio station?
(a) KWOW.
(b) KMEL.
(c) WKRP.
(d) NPR.

3. One character thinks to himself at the end of the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! that "a whole world falls to ruin" (111) whenever what event takes place?
(a) A person dies.
(b) A promise is broken.
(c) A wish is made.
(d) A baby is born.

4. What is the name of the company that Mr. Harrigan once owned?
(a) Oak Enterprises.
(b) Blast Enterprises.
(c) Avid Enterprises.
(d) Maple Enterprises.

5. What sort of business transaction is Chuck conducting during the week he spends in the setting featured in Act II: Buskers?
(a) Trying to sell the company.
(b) Receiving a business award.
(c) Seeking out clients.
(d) Attending a conference.

6. Craig states early in the story that which song "still gives [him] the chills" (5)?
(a) Que Sera Sera.
(b) Georgia on My Mind.
(c) Stand By Your Man.
(d) Wind Beneath My Wings.

7. The story entitled "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" is told from the vantage point of which year?
(a) 2020.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2016.

8. At Mr. Harrigan's funeral, Craig tucked Mr. Harrigan's iPhone into which location?
(a) Under the collar.
(b) The pants pocket.
(c) The jacket pocket.
(d) The lining of the coffin.

9. Marty thinks to himself that the photograph of Chuck used in the billboard features a man too what to be a retiring professional?
(a) Young.
(b) Old.
(c) Sloppy.
(d) Sick.

10. In which year was Craig born?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1988.
(d) 2001.

11. In addition to his job, what activity did Chuck love to do, according to his son in the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Reading.

12. In honor of which holiday did Craig receive a winning lottery ticket from Mr. Harrigan?
(a) Easter.
(b) Birthday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Valentine's Day.

13. What is the last name of Marty, the protagonist featured in the first section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck! of the story "The Life of Chuck"?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Miller.
(c) Smith.
(d) Jones.

14. What action is Chuck taking throughout the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?
(a) Playing guitar.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dying.
(d) Balancing his checkbook.

15. In which year did Craig receive a winning lottery ticket from Mr. Harrigan?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2008.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2003.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what position did Chuck last work for Midwest Trust, as revealed in the second section of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

2. Craig found Mr. Harrigan's dead body in the summer of which year, the same year he first kissed a girl?

3. In which city does Act II: Buskers take place?

4. How old is the character named Janice Halliday introduced in Act II: Buskers?

5. In what color is Chuck Krantz's name written on the billboard Marty sees at the start of Act III: Thanks, Chuck!?

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