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

2. How does the narrator's "new companion" communicate in Story 2?
(a) With pictures.
(b) By song.
(c) In pig-latin.
(d) By sign language.

3. What type of party is Jack Hotel throwing for himself at the bar in Story 3?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) A bachelor party.
(c) A going away party.
(d) A welcome home party.

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

5. Who does the narrator believe is coming to shoot his left leg off in Story 2?
(a) Georgie.
(b) Caplan.
(c) Vandal.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the boat pulling behind it in Story 5?

3. What crime was Jack Hotel being tried for in Story 3?

4. According to the narrator of Story 3, at ________ some of the most terrible things happen to him.

5. Who is Tim Bishop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the character of Dundun.

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

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

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

9. Analyze the family who picks up the hitchhiking narrator in Story 1. What are some characteristics of this family?

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

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