2. For what reason does the narrator say Michelle fired the gun at him?
(a) She wanted his drugs.
(b) She wanted to kill him.
(c) She wanted to scare him.
(d) She wanted to eat his heart.

3. While hiking through the woods in Story 6, the narrator and Georgie stumble upon what they think is a(n) ________, but it is actually a(n) ________.
(a) Drive-in movie theater / pet cemetary.
(b) Horse ranch / bull ranch.
(c) Indian graveyard / playground.
(d) Military graveyard / drive-in movie theater.

4. From whom did Bill receive two of his bullet wounds from?
(a) The narrator.
(b) A mugger.
(c) His two ex-wives.
(d) His son.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of Story 8 not take the military woman from the tavern to a motel?

2. What motel is the narrator and Michelle staying at in Story 7?

3. When did the military woman at tavern get married?

4. Who is the orderly at the hospital is a friend of the narrator in Story 6?

5. In Story 8, the narrator tells the military woman from the tavern that he is locked out of his ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the significance of the two men at the hospital the narrator sees in Story 8.

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

4. What happens when the narrator goes to visit a pair of friends in Story 8?

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

6. 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.

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

8. Where does the action of the second part of Story 8 take place? Describe this location.

9. Discuss the irony behind Bill seeing the victims of a car crash as "just meat."

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

(see the answer keys)

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