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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who puts an ad in the local paper in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Kate.
(b) The narrator and Pip.
(c) The narrator and Allen.
(d) Allen.

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

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

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

5. What class does the narrator take in 'Ten True Things'?
(a) Sewing class.
(b) Pilates class.
(c) Yoga class.
(d) Pottery class.

6. What is Thunderheart?
(a) A book.
(b) An album.
(c) A podcast.
(d) A movie.

7. Who runs away from home in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) No one.
(b) Victor.
(c) Kate Berryman.
(d) The narrator and her friend.

8. 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.

9. Who does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ catch cheating?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Madeleine L’Engle's husband.
(c) Madeleine L’Engle.
(d) Her father.

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

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

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

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

14. Who is cheating on their spouse in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) Gwen.
(b) Madeleine L’Engle's husband.
(c) Madeleine L’Engle.
(d) Theresa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in love with Eleanor?

2. Who is Allen?

3. Who is Pip?

4. Who wants to see the narrator's house in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?

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

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