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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie does Lonnie ask if Sam wants to go see?
(a) Return of the Jedi.
(b) Stripes.
(c) The Spy Who Loved Me.
(d) Ghostbusters.

2. After Caewood's Pond, Sam sat around all weekend staring at what?
(a) The wall.
(b) The cat she made for her mom.
(c) M*A*S*H.
(d) MTV.

3. Irene drove through Paducah like a what in her new Trans Am?
(a) A woman on a mission.
(b) A crazy woman with frizzy hair.
(c) A wild cartoon character.
(d) A goddess driving a chariot.

4. What does Grandma say when she and Sam are talking and Grandpa teasingly inquires about their conversation?
(a) "Nothing.".
(b) "Girl talk.".
(c) "Talk to the dog.".
(d) "None of your business.".

5. What does Lonnie tell Sam to get to eat because she is too skinny?
(a) A large bag of Doritos.
(b) A double cheeseburger.
(c) A large pizza.
(d) A whole cheesecake.

6. What does Sam's mouth taste like to her in the morning after being at Tom's?
(a) Rust.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Beets.
(d) Beer.

7. What does Lorenzo Jones collect?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Imported beer cans.
(c) Jim Beam bottles.
(d) Stamps.

8. According to Dwayne's journal, dealing with the Vietcong is a lot like what?
(a) Hunting rabbits.
(b) Waiting for a wolverine atttack.
(c) Looking for morels.
(d) Chasing ghosts.

9. How big does Emmett say the fleas are in Vietnam?
(a) As big as a racoon.
(b) The size of puppy dogs.
(c) The size of blood-sucking rats.
(d) The size of rats.

10. Sam felt more like a what than anything outside at night?
(a) An alien.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A cat.

11. There are apparently no nightmares in the jungle, just what?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Silent terror.
(c) Reality.
(d) Vigilance.

12. Where has Ken gotten the opportunity to rent an apartment for him and Dawn?
(a) A block from the old Capitol Cinema.
(b) Above Jones' Furniture Store.
(c) Near the Paducah Mall.
(d) Next to the train station.

13. According to Sam, her mother had an explanation for everything now that she was taking what class?
(a) Social Science.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Physics.

14. Because of the jungle marching, Dwayne writes that his feet look like what?
(a) Boiled chicken's feet.
(b) Peeled potatoes.
(c) Bloody monster hands.
(d) Shredded rags.

15. What does Sam give Moon Pie to gnaw on while she talks to her mother?
(a) A piece of chicken.
(b) A barbecued rib.
(c) A doggie treat.
(d) An insect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since Dawn got pregnant, Sam has been feeling that if she doesn't watch her step, her life could be ruined by something stupid like what?

2. What does she imagine the smell in her house is?

3. Where had Emmett hidden a joint that Sam finds and smokes?

4. What artist has a video on MTV that Sam recognizes as she pours herself a Pepsi while talking to her mother?

5. What had Sam lost the desire for one Christmas that parallel's her loss of desire for Lonnie?

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