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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 part of the hospital is the narrator working at in Story 6?
(a) Labor and delivery room.
(b) The cardiac arrest room.
(c) The Emergency Room.
(d) The morgue.

2. 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"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Maury.
(c) Kelly.
(d) The second man.

3. What is the narrator of Story 10 referring to when he says to bill, "Pay me back when they give you yours"?
(a) Money.
(b) Gum.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Candy.

4. How much money does Nez Perce say the narrator owes him in Story 9?
(a) $2.
(b) $25.
(c) $5.
(d) $0.25.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time Bill was shot, the bullet went in his ________.

2. What type of accent does the "second man" have in Story 8?

3. Who extracts the knife from Terrence?

4. Who is out in front of the abortion building in Story 7?

5. How long has the narrator been working at the hospital in Story 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.

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

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

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

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

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

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