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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What motel is the narrator and Michelle staying at in Story 7?
(a) Economy Inn.
(b) Red Roof Inn.
(c) Rebel Motel.
(d) Motel 6.

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

3. Story 9 opens with the narrator saying he was after a ________ who was always in the company of a boy.
(a) 14 year old cowgirl.
(b) 16 year old cheerleader.
(c) 15 year old ballerina.
(d) 17 year old belly dancer.

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

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

6. The narrator of Story 7 recalls that John Smith had once tried to sell him a ________ .
(a) Car.
(b) Dog.
(c) Gun.
(d) Wife.

7. According to the narrator in Story 8, ________ is Seattle's much favored sad jukebox song.
(a) 16 Candles.
(b) He Will Break Your Heart.
(c) Misty Blue.
(d) Baby Come To Me.

8. How does Michelle die in Story 7?
(a) She overdoses on pills.
(b) She is in a car accident.
(c) She hangs herself.
(d) She is murdered.

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

10. In what branch of the military is the woman the narrator dances with at the tavern in Story 8?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.

11. When did the military woman at tavern get married?
(a) 7 years ago.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) Never married.
(d) 4 days ago.

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

13. In Story 7, what do the picketers outside the abortion clinic throw at the narrator when he leaves the building?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Holy water.
(c) Bibles.
(d) Rice.

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

15. The narrator follows the man from the train into a ________ in Story 7.
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Hardware store.
(c) Bookstore.
(d) Laundromat.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city do Michelle and John run off to?

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

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

4. The narrator in Story 8 has all of the following family members except for which?

5. What is the narrator of Story 10 referring to when he says to bill, "Pay me back when they give you yours"?

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