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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. Where is the narrator at the beginning of Story 1?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) At a bar.
(d) On the side of the road.

2. Who does the narrator call "Nurse" in Story 5?
(a) The bartender.
(b) Thatcher.
(c) Wayne's wife.
(d) McInnes.

3. Where is the family from that picks up the hitchhiking narrator in Story 1?
(a) Marshalltown.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Anchorage.
(d) Land O Lakes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What does Dundun bring to McInnes in Story 4 to make him feel better?

3. Who overdoses on heroin at the end of Story 3?

4. In Story 2, what color is the narrator's vehicle?

5. Who used to own the house that the narrator and Wayne are at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the mini-theme of the manifestation of nature a seen in Story 1.

2. While working with Wayne at the abandoned house, what is the narrator and Wayne distracted by? Who is this person?

3. The most telling image is the one quoted in Story 1 that of the narrator being showered with human blood. What does being "showered with human blood" represent?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Richard and Tom? Discuss the friendship the narrator has with these two men.

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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