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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sandra’s grandfather die from in “Offerings”?
(a) Brain cancer
(b) Parkinson's Disease
(c) Cirrhosis of the liver
(d) Lung cancer

2. Where does Mary Lou work periodically to help out with the bills in “The Rookers”?
(a) Bank of America
(b) H & R Block
(c) The post office
(d) The local DMV

3. In “Old Things,” Linda believes that it’s awful that Cleo has gotten rid of every reminder of whom?
(a) John
(b) Jake
(c) Peter
(d) Kent

4. How many children do Mary Lou and Mack have in “The Rookers”?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 5

5. Who is the teenager that Leroy buys weed from in “Shiloh”?
(a) Petey Crittendon
(b) Stevie Hamilton
(c) Joe Walters
(d) Jim Yates

6. What kind of cigarettes does the narrators say her uncle smoked in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
(a) Old Golds
(b) Marlboros
(c) Camels
(d) Kents

7. What was the name of Leroy and Norma Jean’s baby that died in “Shiloh”?
(a) Joe
(b) Jim
(c) Robert
(d) Randy

8. Dolores’s friend is said to have gone to a dude ranch where when an earthquake was predicted for western Kentucky in “The Climber”?
(a) California
(b) Arizona
(c) Arkansas
(d) Maine

9. Carolyn’s mother tells her they’re having what for Christmas dinner instead of turkey in “Drawing Names”?
(a) Baked ham
(b) Fried chicken
(c) Chinese takeout
(d) Boiled liver

10. The narrator of “Offerings” says Sandra “grows vegetables and counts her” what?
(a) Dogs
(b) Cats
(c) Boyfriends
(d) Blessings

11. What word from “Still Life with Watermelon” refers to a horn containing food, drink, etc. in endless supply?
(a) Cornucopia
(b) Columbine
(c) Utopia
(d) Menagerie

12. What kind of instrument does the narrator say Leroy gave Norma Jean for Christmas in “Shiloh”?
(a) A drum set
(b) An electric organ
(c) A saxophone
(d) A flute

13. Where does Norma Jean work in "Shiloh"?
(a) Rexall Drugstore
(b) J. C. Penney's
(c) K-Mart
(d) Waffle House

14. How is the preacher’s jacket described in “The Climber”?
(a) Blue plaid
(b) Yellow striped
(c) Pink plaid
(d) Purple and gold

15. Who urged Dolores to see a doctor about her condition in “The Climber”?
(a) Jerry Wilson
(b) Dusty Bivens
(c) Louise Milsap
(d) Mary Sue

Short Answer Questions

1. Who’s car does Cleo say is “here all the time” in “Old Things”?

2. Who is Leroy reminded of as he watches Norma Jean lift weights in the beginning of “Shiloh”?

3. What weight dumbbells does Norma Jean lift to warm up in the beginning of “Shiloh”?

4. Sandra’s husband is in Louisville working where in “Offerings”?

5. What is Carolyn’s last name in “Drawing Names”?

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