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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is a regular fixture in the life of the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) An imaginary dog.
(c) An imaginary friend.
(d) A dark figure.

2. Who does the narrator develop a relationship with in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) A friend.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A student.

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

4. What school gets shut down in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) Chilton.
(b) Buckman.
(c) South Central.
(d) Obley.

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

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

7. Who does Pip leave the narrator for in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Gwen.
(b) Allen.
(c) Stacy.
(d) Kate.

8. Who is Kate?
(a) Pip's girlfriend.
(b) Pip's mother.
(c) The narrator's girlfriend in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.
(d) Pip's sister.

9. 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.

10. Why is the narrator no longer friends with Tammy in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Tammy almost slept with Pip.
(b) Tammy did not want to be friends anymore.
(c) Tammy talked behind her back.
(d) Tammy was mean to her.

11. What is Buckman?
(a) A college prep school.
(b) A band.
(c) A college.
(d) A special needs school.

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

13. What is Obley?
(a) A high school.
(b) A college.
(c) A music venue.
(d) A special needs school.

14. Who are Astrid and Tallulah?
(a) Two babysitters.
(b) Pip and the narrator's fake names in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’.
(c) Two personal chefs.
(d) Pip and Kate's alter egos.

15. Who is Madeleine L’Engle?
(a) A professor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) An actress.
(d) An author.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Pip?

3. Who remembers the narrator from college in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

4. Who is crying in the hallway in ‘It Was Romance'?

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

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