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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bill have an appointment with?
(a) A therapist.
(b) A urologist.
(c) A dentist.
(d) A photographer.

2. Which of the following describes the Lust narrator's father?
(a) Psychotic.
(b) Incapacitated.
(c) Uninterested.
(d) Feared.

3. What is the occupation of the man at the party whom Lil talks to?
(a) Writer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Artist.
(d) Doctor.

4. Which word best describes the narrator of Blow and Bill?
(a) Unlikable.
(b) Angry.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Annoying.

5. What convinces Ellen to sleep with Nicholas?
(a) The opulence of his home.
(b) They have many similar interests.
(c) The gifts he gives her.
(d) The attention he gives her.

6. What does the title of the story Blow refer to?
(a) The windy city streets.
(b) A quote from a library book.
(c) The relationship between Bill and the narrator.
(d) Bill's drug problem.

7. What is the narrator of Blow nuisanced by?
(a) Bill's drug habit.
(b) Bill's gifts.
(c) Bill's energy.
(d) Bill's predictions.

8. What is Owen's reaction to Tim ogling Liz?
(a) Worry.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Amusement.
(d) Anger.

9. What language are the books that Bill gives the narrator?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) German.

10. When the narrator of Lust gets in trouble for sexual activity on school grounds, where is it suggested that she go from then on?
(a) Her home.
(b) Her dormitory.
(c) The woods.
(d) The pool house.

11. Who does the narrator in Blow live with?
(a) A roommate.
(b) Bill.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

12. The morning after the party, which word would Ellen use to describe Nicholas?
(a) Debonair.
(b) Steadfast.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Distracted.

13. Which of the following words describes the man at the party?
(a) Flamboyant.
(b) Nuisance.
(c) Ostentatious.
(d) Attractive.

14. Which of the following does the narrative Sparks invoke in the reader?
(a) Grief.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Anger.

15. What is the profession of the man whom Liz and Tim's ex-girlfriend have in common?
(a) Painter.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Cartoonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe the weather in the story Lunch with Harry.

2. Where does the narrator of Blow go with Bill?

3. Which word best describes Harry's relationship with Jane?

4. What does the word "Spark" in the tile refer to?

5. From what point of view is City Night told?

(see the answer keys)

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