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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of vehicle does the narrator of Story 2 drive?
(a) A Jeep.
(b) A Mustang.
(c) A Volkswagon.
(d) A Prius.

2. In Story 5, what offer does Wayne make to the narrator?
(a) To open up a business together.
(b) Wayne wants to be roommates with the narrator.
(c) To go to work with him.
(d) Wayne wants to buy the narrator's car.

3. Where is the narrator at the beginning of Story 2?
(a) The Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall.
(b) The Washington Monument.
(c) The Vine.
(d) The Museum of Science and Industry.

4. Who is Tim Bishop?
(a) The narrator's best friend.
(b) Blue's boyfriend.
(c) The owner of the farm house.
(d) McInnes' brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Bride of Death in Story 2 is a nickname the narrator gives to ________.

2. What type of job does Wayne tell the narrator they are going to perform in Story 5?

3. Where is the narrator at the beginning of Story 1?

4. What is the minimum amount of years Jack Hotel could spend in jail for his crime?

5. According to the narrator in Story 2, who sold him a gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Story 2, what three stops does the narrator's new companion have the narrator make? What occurs at each of the three stops?

2. Who is McInnes? What has happened to him in Story 4?

3. Define the literary term of tone. What is the tone of Story 1?

4. What can the passive reaction of the trucker in Story 1 be seen as a metaphoric representation of?

5. Show how and when the narrator's violent side is exposed in Story 2.

6. Describe Dundun's violence against Jack Hotel as described by the narrator in Story 4.

7. How does the narrator and Dundun deal with the death of McInnes?

8. At the end of Story 5, the narrator makes reference to his mother. Explain this reference and to whom is he referring to.

9. Define the literary element of foreshadowing. How is this literary element used in Story 1?

10. What does the term "sacrifice" refer to when Wayne says, "It is my sacrifice" after the narrator offers to buy a round of beers at The Vine.

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