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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Carolyn’s last name in “Drawing Names”?
(a) Walters
(b) Turnbow
(c) Stamper
(d) Sisson
2. What do the initials “R.J.W.” stand for in “Old Things”?
(a) Richard James Wilson
(b) Robert Jacob Watkins
(c) Richard Johnson Wilson
(d) Robert James Wilson
3. The narrator of “The Climber” says of the former astronaut that his moon visit lasted how long?
(a) 3 weeks
(b) 2 weeks
(c) 5 days
(d) 3 days
4. Who urged Dolores to see a doctor about her condition in “The Climber”?
(a) Jerry Wilson
(b) Mary Sue
(c) Louise Milsap
(d) Dusty Bivens
5. Peggy tells Louise in “Still Life with Watermelon” that what rich collector will buy her pictures of watermelons?
(a) Edwin Creech
(b) Herman Priddle
(c) Joe Murdock
(d) Jack Cleveland
6. In what state do Mary Lou and her husband Mack live in “The Rookers”?
(a) Kentucky
(b) Texas
(c) Alabama
(d) Arkansas
7. Petey claims in “The Climber” that “Jesus is a” what?
(a) Zombie
(b) Savior
(c) Leader
(d) Vampire
8. How many years does the narrator say Leroy has spent on the road prior to his accident in Shiloh?
(a) 10 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 15 years
9. Kent is planning to drive over for Christmas dinner from where by noon in “Drawing Names”?
(a) Lake Huron
(b) Kentucky Lake
(c) Lake Michigan
(d) Juanita Lake
10. Sandra’s husband is in Louisville working where in “Offerings”?
(a) J.C. Penney's
(b) Kroger's
(c) K-Mart
(d) Piggly Wiggly
11. What is the name of the uncle that the narrator and her mother visit in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
(a) Kent Ballard
(b) Bob Turnbow
(c) Boone Cashon
(d) Jim Yates
12. The narrator of “Offerings” says Sandra “grows vegetables and counts her” what?
(a) Boyfriends
(b) Dogs
(c) Blessings
(d) Cats
13. How is the preacher’s jacket described in “The Climber”?
(a) Purple and gold
(b) Pink plaid
(c) Yellow striped
(d) Blue plaid
14. In “Old Things,” Linda believes that it’s awful that Cleo has gotten rid of every reminder of whom?
(a) John
(b) Kent
(c) Peter
(d) Jake
15. How many children does Dolores have in “The Climber”?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 5
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Louise’s last name in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
2. Who’s car does Cleo say is “here all the time” in “Old Things”?
3. The women that come over to play Rook with Mary Lou in “The Rookers” are all what?
4. What is Leroy’s last name in “Shiloh”?
5. What is the name of the narrator’s aunt in “Detroit Skyline, 1949” that she and her mother went to visit in Detroit when she was young?
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