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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. In Story 7, the narrator follows a man off the train and into a ________ neighborhood.
(a) Polish.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) Korean.

2. When Bill looks back at his life, he says he sees _______.
(a) Wrecked cars.
(b) A dark hole.
(c) A pretty rainbow.
(d) Flowery meadows.

3. The narrator indicates that the two men he sees at the hospital in Story 8 were brought together by common ________.
(a) Circumstances.
(b) Decree.
(c) Ailments.
(d) Interests.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Story 7, the narrator recalls that on his ________ birthday, Michelle tried to ________ the narrator.

2. Who is pregnant in the beginning of Story 7?

3. The narrator in Story 8 has all of the following family members except for which?

4. What is Pig Alley?

5. In what year does Story 6 take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

10. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.

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