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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 "second man" in Story 8 tells the narrator that he lied and that he is actually from ________.
(a) Corpus Christie.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Canada.

2. What two people is the narrator calling for in the streets in Story 8?
(a) Adam and Shasha.
(b) Lauren and Kevin.
(c) Maury and Carol.
(d) Brent and Stacy.

3. To what city do Michelle and John run off to?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Boise.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Houston.

4. What is the name of the narrator's roommate in Story 10 that he shaves?
(a) Brian.
(b) Brent.
(c) Bill.
(d) Ben.

5. 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) Military graveyard / drive-in movie theater.
(b) Drive-in movie theater / pet cemetary.
(c) Horse ranch / bull ranch.
(d) Indian graveyard / playground.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Story 8, ________ is Seattle's much favored sad jukebox song.

2. In Story 7, the narrator follows a man off the train and into a ________ neighborhood.

3. Who does the wounded man in the Emergency Room in Story 6 accuse of injuring him?

4. Story 9 opens with the narrator saying he was after a ________ who was always in the company of a boy.

5. In Story 7, what do the picketers outside the abortion clinic throw at the narrator when he leaves the building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relevance of picketers standing outside the abortion clinic in Story 7?

2. What role does Terrence play in Story 6? How do the other characters in the story handle Terrence's situation?

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the irony behind the title of the story "Happy Hour"?

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