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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following serves as an allegory in A Thrilling Life?
(a) The scene where the characters are in a car.
(b) The scene where the narrator is at work.
(c) The scene where Frank says he is having an affair.
(d) The scene where the narrator reminisces about her relationship with Frank.

2. What does the woman in The Man Who Would Not Go Away escape into?
(a) Film.
(b) Books.
(c) Art.
(d) Celebrity news.

3. What type of relationship does the narrator have with Frank?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Unrequited love.
(d) Uncommited.

4. In Part 2 of The Knot, what does the woman want to do?
(a) Talk.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Walk.
(d) Read.

5. What is the name of Charles' sailboat?
(a) Refresh.
(b) Dew.
(c) Boiling Point.
(d) Vapeur.

6. What type of animal hisses at Evelyn?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Swan.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Cat.

7. What is the name of the story that is most similar to The Man Who Would Not Go Away?
(a) Ole Siche.
(b) The Swan in the Garden.
(c) City Night.
(d) A Thrilling Life.

8. How did the woman feel about the man in The Man Who Would Not Go Away?
(a) She wanted to take care of him but did not feel passionately.
(b) She thought of him as a good friend.
(c) She despised him.
(d) She loved him.

9. Which word describes Evelyn?
(a) Uncaring.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Messy.
(d) Cold.

10. What is Charles' last name?
(a) Hanson.
(b) Howe.
(c) Haggerty.
(d) Harold.

11. From what perspective is The Man Who Would Not Go Away told?
(a) Third limited.
(b) First.
(c) Third omniscient.
(d) Second.

12. Which of the following is sketched in The Man Who Would Not Go Away?
(a) A developing relationship.
(b) An abusive relationship.
(c) A failed relationship.
(d) A loving relationship.

13. In what season do the events occur in The Feather in the Toque?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

14. Where do Charles and the boat hand go?
(a) Bar.
(b) A woman's house.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Lighthouse.

15. What is the structure of The Knot similar to?
(a) A movie.
(b) A song.
(c) A novel.
(d) A play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter sell in The Knot?

2. What is Charles worried about?

3. In Part 2 of The Knot, what does the man want to do?

4. Which word best describes Meg?

5. What type of magazine does the narrator write for in A Thrilling Life?

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