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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 is Wayne referring to in Story 5 when he says, "It is my sacrifice"?
(a) Buying drinks.
(b) Marriage with his wife.
(c) His outlook on life.
(d) Working to make money.

2. At the end of Story 5, the narrator says, "Your husband will beat you with a(n) ________ and the bus will pull away leaving you standing there in tears, but you were my ________."
(a) Belt / friend.
(b) Tire iron / wife.
(c) Baseball bat / sister.
(d) Extension cord / mother.

3. According to the narrator in Story 2, who sold him a gun?
(a) Frank.
(b) Stan.
(c) Thatcher.
(d) Dylan.

4. Who asks the narrator to take McInnes to the hospital?
(a) McInnes.
(b) Beatle.
(c) Jack Hotel.
(d) Dundun.

5. Who drives a Volkswagen in Story 1?
(a) The Teacher.
(b) The Mennonite.
(c) The college student.
(d) The Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did the family promise to take the hitchhiking narrator?

2. Who was the naked woman flying over the river behind the boat in Story 5?

3. According to Richard in Story 2, the people at the farmhouse use to be ________.

4. Who asks the question in Story 1, "Are you hearing unusual sounds or voices?"

5. At the end of Story 1, what flutters close to the narrator's face?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who encourages the narrator of Story 5 to work with him? What type of work do they perform? Explain.

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

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

4. Who is Thatcher? What type of relationship does Thatcher have with the narrator?

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

6. Define and discuss imagery which is found in Story 2.

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

8. Describe The Vine as seen in Story 3.

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

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

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