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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. How much did the narrator of Story 5 originally pay for his vehicle?
(a) $60.
(b) $900.
(c) $10000.
(d) $5000.

2. According to Richard in Story 2, the people at the farmhouse use to be ________.
(a) Musicians.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Jocks.
(d) Miners.

3. What is the narrator and his girlfriend's drug of choice in Story 5?
(a) Speed.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

4. At the end of Story 1, what flutters close to the narrator's face?
(a) An ugly moth.
(b) A colorful butterfly.
(c) A noisy bee.
(d) A yellow bird.

5. According to the narrator in Story 2, how long has he been friends with his two friends?
(a) 19 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) Over a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Story 1 that by the sweet voices of the family inside the car, he knew ________.

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

3. Where does Dundun live?

4. What is the Salesman marital status?

5. What is the narrator holding when he stops a semi-truck after the accident in Story 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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