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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 is the movie about that the Story 7 narrator watches at the abortion clinic?
(a) Vasectomies.
(b) Adoption.
(c) Hysterectomies.
(d) Abortion.

2. Who does the wounded man in the Emergency Room in Story 6 accuse of injuring him?
(a) His friend.
(b) His dog.
(c) His wife.
(d) Himself.

3. How does Michelle die in Story 7?
(a) She is murdered.
(b) She overdoses on pills.
(c) She hangs herself.
(d) She is in a car accident.

4. Who is out in front of the abortion building in Story 7?
(a) A guitarist.
(b) A mime.
(c) A man in a gorilla costume.
(d) Picketers.

5. What type of accent does the "second man" have in Story 8?
(a) Latino.
(b) Southern.
(c) Eastern European.
(d) West Midlands.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who extracts the knife from Terrence?

3. From whom did Bill receive two of his bullet wounds from?

4. Who says in Story 8, "In Warsaw, my city, we drive in the park after twelve in the night, but the rules are saying no, you must not go to the park after this time, 12pm middle-night"?

5. Where does Georgie tell the narrator he wants to go in Story 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the relevance of the baby rabbits to Story 6.

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

4. How is Georgie portrayed by the narrator in Story 6. How do the narrator and Georgie know each other?

5. In what way is the title "Emergency" a direct metaphor of the narrator's life in Story 6?

6. What does the final lines in Story 7 reveal about the narrator's view of Michelle's abortion?

7. Who does the term "other man" refer to in Story 8.

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

9. Explain how the relationship between the Story 8 narrator and military wife at the bar reinforces the theme of the tension between desperation and compassion.

10. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.

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