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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Steve K?
(a) A sushi chef.
(b) An Olympian.
(c) A trainer.
(d) A special needs student.
2. Who says they have a dog in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?
(a) A little girl.
(b) A little boy.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) The narrator.
3. Who are Astrid and Tallulah?
(a) Two personal chefs.
(b) Two babysitters.
(c) Pip and Kate's alter egos.
(d) Pip and the narrator's fake names in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’.
4. What name does the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ give herself?
(a) Tina.
(b) Shane.
(c) Alice.
(d) Gwen.
5. Who tells the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’ that she is a promising writer?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) Her girlfriend.
(c) Her college advisor.
(d) Her boyfriend.
6. Where does the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ get a job?
(a) Mr. Peeps Adult Video Store.
(b) Blockbuster.
(c) Denny's.
(d) Barnes and Noble.
7. Who is Paul?
(a) A fake dog.
(b) A real cat.
(c) A real dog.
(d) A fake cat.
8. Who is cheating on their spouse in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) Gwen.
(b) Madeleine L’Engle.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Madeleine L’Engle's husband.
9. Who puts an ad in the local paper in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) The narrator and Pip.
(b) Kate.
(c) Allen.
(d) The narrator and Allen.
10. How does the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ know Tammy?
(a) They used to date.
(b) They used to be friends.
(c) They used to be married.
(d) They do not know each other.
11. Who gets jobs as furniture sanders in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Kate and Pip.
(b) The narrator and Kate.
(c) The narrator and Pip.
(d) The narrator and Allen.
12. What does Rick do for a living in 'Ten True Things’?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is an engineer.
(c) He is an actor.
(d) He is an accountant.
13. Who is Ellen married to in 'Ten True Things’?
(a) Allen.
(b) John.
(c) Mark.
(d) Rick.
14. Why does the narrator sob on the street in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Pip died.
(b) Pip left her.
(c) Pip hates her.
(d) Pip is getting married.
15. What is the age difference between Steve K and the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 4 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. What food does the little boy ask the narrator about in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?
2. Why does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ care for a man dying of cancer?
3. What do the students in ‘It Was Romance’ try to learn?
4. Who is the narrator in love with in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
5. Who wants to see the narrator's house in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?
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