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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator reveals in Story 2 that one of his friends got hurt while they were burglarizing a ________.
(a) Pharmacy.
(b) Gas station.
(c) Bank.
(d) Department store.

2. What virus does the narrator of Story 4 reveal McInnes has?
(a) Foot and mouth disease virus.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Adenovirus.
(d) Borna virus.

3. In Story 2, what color is the narrator's vehicle?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

4. What specific item is the narrator and Wayne after on the job?
(a) Crystal chandelier.
(b) Brass piping.
(c) Copper wire.
(d) Redwood oak flooring.

5. The narrator states in Story 1 that by the sweet voices of the family inside the car, he knew ________.
(a) They would take good care of the narrator.
(b) They would have an accident.
(c) That they had young children.
(d) That they were friendly.

6. What does the narrator find inside his car in Story 2?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A note.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A man sleeping.

7. Who was the naked woman flying over the river behind the boat in Story 5?
(a) Wayne's ex-fiance.
(b) Wayne's daughter.
(c) Wayne's wife.
(d) Wayne's girlfriend.

8. The narrator states that ________ is like a railroad club car that had somehow run itself off the tracks into a swamp of time where it awaited the blows of the wrecking ball.
(a) Wayne.
(b) His life.
(c) The Vine.
(d) Money.

9. What is the narrator and his girlfriend's drug of choice in Story 5?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Speed.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Heroin.

10. At the end of Story 5, the narrator says, "Your husband will beat you with a(n) ________ and the bus will pull away leaving you standing there in tears, but you were my ________."
(a) Belt / friend.
(b) Tire iron / wife.
(c) Baseball bat / sister.
(d) Extension cord / mother.

11. What type of weapon is the narrator carrying on him in Story 2?
(a) A knife.
(b) A hammer.
(c) Mace.
(d) A gun.

12. According to the narrator of Story 3, at ________ some of the most terrible things happen to him.
(a) A J's Bar & Grill.
(b) Big Daddy's.
(c) The Vine.
(d) Blind Pig Pub.

13. Who does Wayne stop to see after he and the narrator finish work?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

14. What is the name of the bar the narrator is at in Story 3?
(a) A J's Bar & Grill.
(b) Blind Pig Pub.
(c) Big Daddy's.
(d) The Vine.

15. All of the following people are inside the farmhouse in Story 4, except for who?
(a) Blue.
(b) McInnes.
(c) Richard.
(d) Jack Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vehicle does the narrator of Story 2 drive?

2. What time does the car accident in Story 1 occur?

3. What crime was Jack Hotel being tried for in Story 3?

4. What is the "new companion's" real name in Story 2?

5. Who does the narrator call "Nurse" in Story 5?

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