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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Bob when his father was killed in a car accident?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. In "The End of the Civil War Days," how long have the MacPhersons been married?
(a) 43.
(b) 42.
(c) 41.
(d) 44.

3. How old was a woman who killed herself by sitting in the middle of the turnpike?
(a) 65.
(b) 71.
(c) 74.
(d) 69.

4. Who did Fergus MacPherson had a fling with a few years back?
(a) Rachel Mason.
(b) Wanda Philipps.
(c) Charlene Bibber.
(d) Andrea Withers.

5. Where has Ethel MacPherson worked for years?
(a) Clothing store.
(b) Library.
(c) Auto glass shop.
(d) Town clerk's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago has Jack died in "The Poet"?

2. How long does Olive stay in a regular hospital room?

3. What was Fergus MacPherson's occupation?

4. How old is Lisa MacPherson in "The End of the Civil War Days"?

5. What does Olive think of after being told that she was dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Bob and Jim doing for a living in "Exiles"?

2. What is the main issue with the way that Fergus and Ethel live?

3. What does the park look like in "The End of Civil War Days" and how is it different from when Fergus was a kid?

4. How does Olive communicate with Andrea and why at the end of "The Poet"?

5. Why does Olive decide she needs a typewriter, and how does she get one?

6. What living arrangements do Fergus and Ethel MacPherson have?

7. Where is Halima from and how many siblings does she have?

8. What news does Lisa have for her parents when she visits in "The End of the Civil War Days"?

9. What were the circumstances behind Olive's heart attack?

10. What does the house look like where Henry grew up in Shirley Falls?

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