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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the clerk in the Emergency Room in Story 6?
(a) Mickey O'Keefe.
(b) Hugh Newton.
(c) Edward Sweetbay.
(d) The narrator.

2. What is Pig Alley?
(a) A farm.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A bar.
(d) A night club.

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

4. In Story 7, the narrator follows a man off the train and into a ________ neighborhood.
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) Italian.
(d) Korean.

5. According to the narrator in Story 7, Michelle leaves him permanently for a man named ________.
(a) John Carrey.
(b) John Brown.
(c) John Doe.
(d) John Smith.

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

7. What is the name of the narrator's girlfriend in Story 7?
(a) Rachael.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Rebecca.

8. Who says in Story 8, "In Warsaw, my city, we drive in the park after twelve in the night, but the rules are saying no, you must not go to the park after this time, 12pm middle-night"?
(a) The second man.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Maury.
(d) The narrator.

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

10. According to the narrator of Story 6, where he is now, how many weeks of winter occur in September?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

11. Who is out in front of the abortion building in Story 7?
(a) Picketers.
(b) A man in a gorilla costume.
(c) A mime.
(d) A guitarist.

12. What does Georgie believe to be all over the Operating Room floor in Story 6?
(a) Rats.
(b) Gum.
(c) Blood.
(d) Drugs.

13. In the Story 7 narrator's flashback, how many shots did Michelle fire at him?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

14. What type of accent does the "second man" have in Story 8?
(a) Latino.
(b) West Midlands.
(c) Southern.
(d) Eastern European.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the baby rabbits at the end of Story 6?

2. Who does the military woman from the tavern say she could introduce the narrator to her husband as?

3. Who is pregnant in the beginning of Story 7?

4. According to the narrator of Story 9, Happy Hour is also referred to as ________.

5. The narrator follows the man from the train into a ________ in Story 7.

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