4. According to the narrator in Story 8, ________ is Seattle's much favored sad jukebox song.
(a) Misty Blue.
(b) He Will Break Your Heart.
(c) 16 Candles.
(d) Baby Come To Me.

5. Around 3:30am, a guy with a _______ in his ________ comes into the hospital in Story 6.
(a) Knife / eye.
(b) Saw / arm.
(c) Tree branch / abdomen.
(d) Fork / leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who extracts the knife from Terrence?

2. What happens to the baby rabbits at the end of Story 6?

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

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

5. What is the name of the tavern across from the hospital that the narrator goes to in Story 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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