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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 does Dr. Pip Love-Wellman ask David Applelow during his second interview?
(a) To read a Tarot card.
(b) To name the color of Ms. Samuel's aura.
(c) To finish a crossword puzzle.
(d) To identify shapes in the stars.

2. Why does Will become angry with Casey in "The Suicide Room"?
(a) Because she doesn't stand up to Manion.
(b) Because she is slow to escape from the dorm.
(c) Because she is cheating on him.
(d) Because she doesn't tell him to not commit suicide.

3. What does David Applelow suggest Zach do while they are out to eat in "Futures"?
(a) He suggests that Zach move to California.
(b) He suggests that Zach start writing.
(c) He suggests that Zach should find a new job.
(d) He suggests that Zach go back to school.

4. When the narrator of "The Suicide Room" looks to the future, what reason is given for Casey's downfall?
(a) She has an affair after marriage.
(b) She drops out of school.
(c) She never marries.
(d) She quits her job to have children.

5. Why does Casey run away from kissing Griffin in "The Suicide Room"?
(a) Because she doesn't like him any more.
(b) Because she wants to watch Will finish walking around the building.
(c) Because she knows it is wrong.
(d) Because Alyssa catches them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mike claimed happened to all the animals on the rich woman's island in "The Rest of It"?

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

3. During David Applelow's final interview with Ms. Samuel, what does he guess?

4. In "The Rest of It," what does Roddy's ex-wife advise Roddy to do?

5. What does David Applelow realize about himself while dining at the Greek restaurant with Zach?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Will walks along the ledge of the dorm building in "The Suicide Room"?

5. In "The Rest of It," how does Roddy know Mike?

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

7. How do Griffin and his friends react to being inside the dorm room of the girl who killed herself in "The Suicide Room"?

8. In "The Rest of It," where does Roddy live?

9. Which two stories told by the characters of "The Suicide Room" seem least probable, and why?

10. How do the main characters of "The Suicide Room" know each other?

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