View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator defines Michelle in Story 7 as all of the following except for which?
(a) Loner.
(b) A traitor.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) A murderer.

2. What is the "second man's" real name?
(a) Larry.
(b) Brian.
(c) Kevin.
(d) His name is unknown.

3. To what city do Michelle and John run off to?
(a) Boise.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Houston.

4. The first time Bill was shot, the bullet went in his ________.
(a) Ear.
(b) Leg.
(c) Mouth.
(d) Arm.

5. Where does the narrator say the "second man" from Story 8 is from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

6. The narrator indicates that the two men he sees at the hospital in Story 8 were brought together by common ________.
(a) Ailments.
(b) Circumstances.
(c) Interests.
(d) Decree.

7. How much money does Nez Perce say the narrator owes him in Story 9?
(a) $5.
(b) $2.
(c) $25.
(d) $0.25.

8. Where is the narrator in Story 10?
(a) In a motel.
(b) In a mental institution.
(c) At a barbershop.
(d) At the mall.

9. Why does the narrator of Story 8 not take the military woman from the tavern to a motel?
(a) His friend is waiting for him.
(b) He doesn't want to have relations with her.
(c) He can't afford it.
(d) He doesn't want to leave the tavern.

10. What is Georgie referring to when he says, "We killed the mother and saved the children"?
(a) The duck.
(b) The rabbit.
(c) The squirrel.
(d) The dog.

11. According to the narrator of Story 9, Happy Hour is also referred to as ________.
(a) Rush Hour.
(b) Darkest Hour.
(c) Power Hour.
(d) After Hour.

12. When Bill looks back at his life, he says he sees _______.
(a) A dark hole.
(b) Wrecked cars.
(c) A pretty rainbow.
(d) Flowery meadows.

13. Who does the wounded man in the Emergency Room in Story 6 accuse of injuring him?
(a) His wife.
(b) Himself.
(c) His dog.
(d) His friend.

14. Who extracts the knife from Terrence?
(a) Terrence.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Georgie.
(d) The clerk.

15. What is the movie about that the Story 7 narrator watches at the abortion clinic?
(a) Abortion.
(b) Adoption.
(c) Hysterectomies.
(d) Vasectomies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pig Alley?

2. In Story 7, the narrator recalls that on his ________ birthday, Michelle tried to ________ the narrator.

3. Who is the orderly at the hospital is a friend of the narrator in Story 6?

4. How long has the narrator been working at the hospital in Story 6?

5. The narrator reveals in Story 7 that the driver of the train is ________.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 384 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample