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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. With whom does Roddy smoke a cigarette at the club in "The Rest of It"?
(a) No one.
(b) His boss.
(c) A student.
(d) An older woman.

2. Who does Casey say saw the boy crash his car in "The Suicide Room"?
(a) Her high school boyfriend.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her sister's boyfriend.

3. In "The Suicide Room," how does Alyssa explain her brother's mental impairment?
(a) Childhood accident.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Poisoning accident.
(d) Birthing accident.

4. What does David Applelow realize about himself while dining at the Greek restaurant with Zach?
(a) That he is obsessed with youth.
(b) That he isn't getting any younger.
(c) That he is a lot like Zach.
(d) That he worries too much.

5. Where are Will's friends while he walks around the dorm on a ledge in "The Suicide Room"?
(a) On the fire escape.
(b) Standing on the ground below.
(c) Inside the building.
(d) Watching from the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Suicide Room," how did the boy die in Casey's story?

2. In "The Rest of It," who does Mike say his cousin killed?

3. Why does Roddy go to another professor's house in "The Rest of It"?

4. What does Dr. Pip Love-Wellman ask David Applelow during his second interview?

5. Why does Roddy dislike where he lives in "The Rest of It"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does David Applelow worry about his money in "Futures"?

2. How does David Applelow react to his first interview with Ms. Samuel in "Futures"?

3. Why does Roddy call his ex-wife in "The Rest of It"?

4. In "Futures," why does David Applelow respond to the ad in the newspaper?

5. What does Roddy do when his co-worker is in Ireland in "The Rest of It"?

6. How does Roddy feel about suggesting that Mike should write a book in "The Rest of It"?

7. In "The Rest of It," what seems to dictate Roddy's decisions?

8. What does David learn about Zach when he takes him out to lunch in "Futures"?

9. How does David's second interview with Ms. Samuel vary from his first?

10. In "Futures," what happens when Marnie and Zach argue in the hallway?

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