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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. The narrator reveals in Story 2 that one of his friends got hurt while they were burglarizing a ________.
(a) Pharmacy.
(b) Bank.
(c) Department store.
(d) Gas station.

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

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

4. Who is Alsatia?
(a) Stan's sister.
(b) The narrator's wife.
(c) Richard's daughter.
(d) Caplan's girlfriend.

5. What does the narrator find inside his car in Story 2?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A note.
(c) A man sleeping.
(d) A rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack Hotel and the narrator buy with their money in Story 3?

2. What type of vehicle does the narrator of Story 2 drive?

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

4. What does the narrator's "new companion" in Story 2 want from the narrator?

5. Why is McInnes not at the hospital in the beginning of Story 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Dundun.

2. Where does the narrator of Story 3 receive money from?

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

4. Describe The Vine as seen in Story 3.

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

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

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

8. Describe the character of Jack Hotel. Discuss the interaction he has with the narrator.

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

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

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