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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who has a twin sister named Pauline?
(a) Madeleine L’Engle.
(b) Allen.
(c) Madeleine L’Engle's husband.
(d) Theresa.

3. When does the narrator get drunk for the first time in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) When she is 50.
(b) When she is 25.
(c) She has never been drunk.
(d) When she is 14.

4. What does the little boy think of the narrator's room in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?
(a) It is too big.
(b) It is ugly.
(c) The paint is too bright.
(d) It is too small.

5. Where does Kate's dad work?
(a) Lowe's.
(b) A high school.
(c) Home Depot.
(d) Berryman's Lumber and Supply.

6. Who is in love with Eleanor?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Ben.
(c) Her father.
(d) Martin.

7. Who is Allen?
(a) The narrator's father in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.
(b) The narrator's brother in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.
(c) The narrator's friend in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.
(d) The narrator's boss in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.

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

9. Who says they have a dog in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?
(a) A little girl.
(b) The narrator.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) A little boy.

10. Who is Theresa?
(a) A woman taking a sewing class.
(b) A woman taking a romance class.
(c) A woman taking a ballet class.
(d) A woman taking a pottery class.

11. Who works at Berryman's Lumber and Supply?
(a) Allen.
(b) Pip.
(c) Gwen.
(d) Kate.

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

13. Where does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ work?
(a) A high school.
(b) A music venue.
(c) A college.
(d) A special needs school.

14. Who is Mr. Hilderbrand?
(a) An influencer.
(b) An engineer.
(c) A baker.
(d) A landlord.

15. Who lives across from Lam Kien?
(a) Maria.
(b) The narrator from 'The Sister'.
(c) The narrator of ‘The Boy from Lam Kien’.
(d) Gwen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the narrator she should get a tadpole in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?

2. What class does the narrator take in 'Ten True Things'?

3. Who is Ellen married to in 'Ten True Things’?

4. Who tells the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’ that she is a promising writer?

5. Who takes a Chinese class in college in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

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