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

2. What is Kent’s last name in “Drawing Names”?
(a) Wiggins
(b) Jackson
(c) Creech
(d) Ballard

3. Carolyn works as a sales clerk at what store in “Drawing Names”?
(a) J.C. Penney's
(b) Wal-Mart
(c) K-Mart
(d) Macy's

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

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?
(a) Louise Milsap
(b) Peggy Wilson
(c) Mozelle Cashon
(d) Rita Jean Wiggins

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in the beginning of “Offerings” that Sandra’s maternal grandmother died at what age?

2. Kent is planning to drive over for Christmas dinner from where by noon in “Drawing Names”?

3. 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?

4. Who is Louise’s husband with while he’s away in “Still Life with Watermelon”?

5. In what state do Mary Lou and her husband Mack live in “The Rookers”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What examples are given of Dusty’s tendencies to overreact in “The Climber”?

2. How is the character of Aunt Mozelle described in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

3. How is Petey’s character described in “The Climber”?

4. Why is the tree being removed in “The Climber”?

5. How are Louise’s watermelon paintings described in the beginning of “Still Life with Watermelon”?

6. From what narrative perspective is “Detroit Skyline, 1949” related? How does this narrative point of view compare with that of “Shiloh” and “The Rookers”?

7. How is Sandra’s mother’s relationship with Grandmother Stamper described in “Offerings”?

8. How does Mary Lou Skaggs help out her husband with his job in “The Rookers”? What is Mack’s job?

9. How is the journey to Detroit described in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”? How do Peggy Jo and her mother get there?

10. How are the central characters in “The Rookers” similar to the central characters in “Shiloh”?

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