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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How tall is the tulip tree said to be in “The Climber”?
(a) 30 feet
(b) 70 feet
(c) 80 feet
(d) 100 feet
2. Leroy tells Norma Jean what reason for why one of her arms is not as hard as the other in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) She’s right-handed.
(b) She’s got too much body fat.
(c) She’s using the wrong weights.
(d) She’s left-handed.
3. What is the name of the narrator’s brother in “Detroit Skyline, 1949” that is 2 when she visits Detroit with her mother?
(a) Petey
(b) Andrew
(c) Johnny
(d) Phillip
4. In what state do Mary Lou and her husband Mack live in “The Rookers”?
(a) Texas
(b) Kentucky
(c) Arkansas
(d) Alabama
5. Kent drives a truck for what company in “Drawing Names”?
(a) K-Mart
(b) Kroger's
(c) Kentucky Loose-Leaf Floor
(d) J.C. Penney's
6. What is Mary Lou’s last name in “The Rookers”?
(a) Belletieri
(b) Skaggs
(c) Cashon
(d) Wilson
7. Louise has lost her job where in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
(a) Kroger's
(b) Billy's Ford Dealership
(c) J. C. Penney's
(d) K-Mart
8. What word from “Still Life with Watermelon” refers to a horn containing food, drink, etc. in endless supply?
(a) Utopia
(b) Menagerie
(c) Cornucopia
(d) Columbine
9. According to the narrator in “The Rookers,” “Mack said old people gave him the creeps, the way they talked about” what?
(a) Diseases
(b) Death
(c) Church
(d) Funerals
10. 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?
(a) Peggy Wilson
(b) Mozelle Cashon
(c) Rita Jean Wiggins
(d) Louise Milsap
11. Where does Norma Jean work in "Shiloh"?
(a) K-Mart
(b) Waffle House
(c) Rexall Drugstore
(d) J. C. Penney's
12. How old is Petey described as in “The Climber”?
(a) 10
(b) 16
(c) 9
(d) 13
13. What did Sandra’s maternal grandmother die from in “Offerings”?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) A brain aneurism
(c) Childbed Fever
(d) Lung cancer
14. What is the name of Cleo’s grandson that is staying with her in “Old Things”?
(a) James
(b) Davey
(c) Petey
(d) Michael
15. When the narrator and her mother departed for Detroit in “Detroit Skyline, 1949,” the narrator’s father told them “Don’t let” what “get you”?
(a) The Irish
(b) The police
(c) The train conductors
(d) The Polacks
Short Answer Questions
1. Sandra’s husband is in Louisville working where in “Offerings”?
2. Who is Leroy reminded of as he watches Norma Jean lift weights in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
3. How many years does the narrator say Leroy has spent on the road prior to his accident in Shiloh?
4. According to the narrator in “The Rookers,” lately Mack has become obsessed with the weather and likes to compare it to the predictions from where?
5. What kind of store does the narrator of “Offerings” say Joe Stamper owned and ran?
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