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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 happens to the baby rabbits at the end of Story 6?
(a) A bird snatches them.
(b) Georgie runs them over.
(c) The narrator squishes them.
(d) They hop away.

2. In Story 7, what do the picketers outside the abortion clinic throw at the narrator when he leaves the building?
(a) Holy water.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Rice.

3. Who does the military woman from the tavern say she could introduce the narrator to her husband as?
(a) Her nephew.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her uncle.

4. Who is the clerk in the Emergency Room in Story 6?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Mickey O'Keefe.
(c) Hugh Newton.
(d) Edward Sweetbay.

5. What is the name of the tavern across from the hospital that the narrator goes to in Story 8?
(a) Dakota's.
(b) Kelly's.
(c) Bella's.
(d) Christy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What embarrassing moment does the narrator of Story 9 remember happening to him at the library?

2. In the Story 7 narrator's flashback, how many shots did Michelle fire at him?

3. What is Happy Hour as it is referred to in Story 9?

4. What type of blemish does Bill have on his face?

5. The narrator in Story 8 has all of the following family members except for which?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the narrator searching for in Seattle in Story 9? What does he recall about this person?

2. How does Bill define him? What is his perspective on the world? Explain.

3. How did Bill receive his bullet holes? How do these bullet holes haunt Bill?

4. Who is the only female in Story 7 that is given a name? Why is she the only one the narrator names?

5. What is Hardee's emergency seen in Story 6?

6. Discuss the importance of Terrence's knife in Story 6.

7. What key point does the narrator make between the intimacy between men and women in Story 7?

8. In what way is the large horse pill the narrator receives in Story 9 a prize for the narrator?

9. Briefly discuss the three train rides the narrator recalls in Story 7.

10. Briefly describe the "second man" in Story 8.

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