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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. Who used to own the house that the narrator and Wayne are at?
(a) Wayne's mother.
(b) Wayne.
(c) Wayne's ex-girlfriend.
(d) Wayne's former boss.

2. Who overdoses on heroin at the end of Story 3?
(a) Kid Williams.
(b) Jack Hotel.
(c) Georgie.
(d) The Salesman.

3. In Story 2, where does the narrator meet the "first man"?
(a) After a parade.
(b) After a baseball game.
(c) After a dance.
(d) After a football game.

4. What does Jack Hotel and the narrator buy with their money in Story 3?
(a) Heroin.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) A car.

5. In Story 2, who is the woman at the narrator's "new companion's" home referring to when she says, "If you don't take him off our street I'm calling the police"?
(a) Tom.
(b) Richard.
(c) The new companion.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reveals in Story 2 that one of his friends got hurt while they were burglarizing a ________.

2. What is the name of the bar the narrator is at in Story 3?

3. According to the narrator in Story 1, why was he admitted to Seattle General Hospital some years later?

4. What specific item is the narrator and Wayne after on the job?

5. Why is McInnes not at the hospital in the beginning of Story 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator of Story 3 receive money from?

2. Is Richard the one who the narrator briefly describes as being injured and arrested during a burglary attempt? Explain.

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

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

5. Discuss the mini-theme of the randomness of existence as seen in Story 1.

6. Who is Wayne? Describe his relationship with the narrator in Story 5.

7. Discuss the narrator's relationship with the three women in Story 5.

8. Describe the character of Jack Hotel. Discuss the interaction he has with the narrator.

9. Discuss the scene where the narrator and his friends meet their new companion in Story 2.

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

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