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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dana try to befriend in 'Ten True Things’?
(a) Sean.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Zoe.
(d) Rick.

2. What does Pip steal from Kate's dad?
(a) Cars.
(b) Money.
(c) Lumber.
(d) Cleaning supplies.

3. Why does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ care for a man dying of cancer?
(a) His name is Craig.
(b) His name is Steve.
(c) That man is her father.
(d) Shes loves him.

4. Who gets jobs as furniture sanders in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) The narrator and Allen.
(b) The narrator and Pip.
(c) The narrator and Kate.
(d) Kate and Pip.

5. What is the age difference between Steve K and the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

6. Why does the narrator sob on the street in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Pip is getting married.
(b) Pip died.
(c) Pip left her.
(d) Pip hates her.

7. Who is Theresa Lodeski?
(a) A famous writer.
(b) An elderly woman in Florida.
(c) A famous chef.
(d) An old classmate of the narrator's in ‘Making Love in 2003’.

8. What name does the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ give herself?
(a) Gwen.
(b) Shane.
(c) Alice.
(d) Tina.

9. What food does the little boy ask the narrator about in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Tacos.
(c) Eggplant parmesan.
(d) Spaghetti.

10. How does the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ know Tammy?
(a) They do not know each other.
(b) They used to be married.
(c) They used to date.
(d) They used to be friends.

11. Who almost has sex with Tammy in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Pip.
(b) Kate.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Gwen.

12. What does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003' want to do for a living?
(a) Teach.
(b) Write.
(c) Cook.
(d) Play soccer.

13. Who tells the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’ that she is a promising writer?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) Her college advisor.
(c) Her girlfriend.
(d) Her boyfriend.

14. What does the narrator in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ do with Leanne?
(a) She walks with her.
(b) She has sex with her.
(c) She talks with her.
(d) She bakes with her.

15. Who is Steve K?
(a) A sushi chef.
(b) An Olympian.
(c) A special needs student.
(d) A trainer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives across from Lam Kien?

2. Who are Astrid and Tallulah?

3. Who never takes their wig off around Pip in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

4. Who shares an apartment in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

5. Where does the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ get a job?

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