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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 the narrator of Strawberry Spring suspect?
(a) That Springheel Jack still exists.
(b) That his old college roommate is the killer.
(c) That he is the killer.
(d) That his wife is the killer.

2. What explanation does the person who is mowing the lawn give to Harold about his behavior?
(a) He really used to be a goat and is now a human.
(b) His boss believes in this more natural lawn care.
(c) He doesn't give any explanation.
(d) His boss doesn't care what he does.

3. What must Norris do in the bet made between him and Cressner?
(a) Walk along the two-inch ledge of Cressner's apartment.
(b) Steal from the police.
(c) Hide drugs in his car and hope the police don't find it.
(d) Have his lover walk along the two-inch ledge of Cressner's apartment.

4. Why did Katrina let go when Larry told her to even though she didn't know what he was planning?
(a) Because she knew he had another ladder ready.
(b) Because she trusted him.
(c) Because she knew he called their father.
(d) Because she knew he was piling hay underneath her.

5. What is Elizabeth's roommate concerned about?
(a) Elizabeth's growing relationship with Ed.
(b) Elizabeth's grades.
(c) Elizabeth's boyfriend.
(d) Elizabeth's lack of commitment to Ed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vicky have an aversion to religion?

2. Why does Harold decide to hire someone to mow his lawn?

3. What has happened to the wife and daughter in One For the Road?

4. What does Larry find waiting for him when he returns home in The Last Rung on the Ladder?

5. How does Elizabeth keep Ed at arm's length?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "strawberry spring" refer to?

2. Briefly describe Elizabeth's character in I Know What You Need.

3. What can we tell about Booth and Tookey's characters when they decide to help the man in One for the Road?

4. What do we learn of Katrina's fate in The Last Rung on the Ladder?

5. What decision does Johnny struggle with in The Woman in the Room?

6. How does marital discord influence the story in Children of the Corn?

7. What do people think about the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers and is their assumption correct?

8. What is the basic premise of I Know What You Need?

9. What has ironically turned into a source of danger in One for the Road and how?

10. In Quitters, Inc. what sight causes Morrison to want to go to the police and not accept the program he signed up for?

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