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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 happens when Katherine becomes pregnant?
(a) She gives the baby up for adoption.
(b) She has a miscarriage.
(c) She gets an abortion.
(d) She gives the baby to its father.

2. How old is the suspect's wife in "About the Confession?"
(a) 31.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

3. How does the suspect pay his new friend for his new living arrangements?
(a) By begging on the subway.
(b) By painting portraits.
(c) With sexual favors.
(d) By doing all the housework.

4. How does the decision connected with Katherine's pregnancy conflict with her upbringing?
(a) She miscarried becuase of use of illegal drugs.
(b) She wouldn't let her own parents adopt the baby.
(c) Her family doesn't approve of the baby's father.
(d) It's against her religion.

5. What was Theresa's first English assignment?
(a) To write her biography.
(b) To write a sonnet.
(c) To write a fictional short story.
(d) To write a true-life experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do police know the suspect is guilty?

2. What are Theresa's job duties in her new workplace?

3. Why does the suspect leave his home in "About the Confession?"

4. Where is the office of the English professor's wife located?

5. Why does the suspect leave his home and head to New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Theresa's childhood physical pain and how it came to be.

2. Discuss the changes in Martin after summer break.

3. Where is Gary from and why is he in New York?

4. Discuss the size of Theresa's family and the ages of her and her siblings.

5. Discuss Theresa's relationship with Katherine as a child.

6. Discuss how Gary is teased by George and Theresa in "The Confession."

7. Why does Gary tell police he became so angry with Theresa? How does he react when he gets mad at her?

8. What, other than a ride, does Gary pick up while hitchhiking. Why is it important?

9. Discuss Gary's actions when Theresa doesn't stop screaming.

10. Discuss Theresa's thoughts the night before she moves away from home to begin college.

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