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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. What time does Olive have to get up and change her sheets in "The Poet"?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

2. In "Exiles," when does Helen say that she and Jim took a cruise to Alaska?
(a) A year ago.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) 6 months ago.
(d) 16 months ago.

3. How many sisters and brothers does Halima have?
(a) 3 sisters and 4 brothers.
(b) 2 sisters and 6 brothers.
(c) 4 sisters and 2 brothers.
(d) 3 sisters and 3 brothers.

4. When does Olive meet Isabelle?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) April.

5. Where was Halima born?
(a) Portland.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Olive was growing up in Shirley Falls, what language could often be heard on the buses?

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

3. Where does Isabelle's daughter live?

4. How long was Halima's mother in a camp in Kenya?

5. In "Friend," who does Olive start eating supper with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bob's ex-wife, and what is their relationship?

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

3. What does Olive do when Jack awakes at the end of "Pedicure" and does not know where he is?

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

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

6. What is Olive's situation in "The Poet"?

7. What were the circumstances surrounding the death of Jim and Bob's father?

8. What does Olive learn about Betty when she comes to visit?

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

10. Who does Jack see when he is in Shirley Falls with Olive, and what is that person doing there?

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