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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. About how old does the narrator guess the sleeping baby in the backseat of the family's vehicle to be in Story 1?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 24 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 12 month.

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

3. Where did the narrator first meet Dundun?
(a) At Seattle General Mental Institution.
(b) In high school.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At the Johnson County Jail.

4. Who was the naked woman flying over the river behind the boat in Story 5?
(a) Wayne's daughter.
(b) Wayne's girlfriend.
(c) Wayne's ex-fiance.
(d) Wayne's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, he and the Salesman developed a dangerous cynical camaraderie beginning in ________.

2. Where is the narrator at the end of Story 1?

3. Whose birthday is it in Story 4?

4. Who is the narrator of Story 2 referring to when he says, "I'd better just go after him, instead of waiting"?

5. In his flashback, the narrator in Story 1 reveals that earlier in the day the ________ and him had swept down into ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe The Vine as seen in Story 3.

2. Describe the character of Dundun.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Discuss the drug abuse seen in Story 3.

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