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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. How long ago did Leroy injure his leg in a highway accident in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) 3 years ago
(b) 4 months ago
(c) 2 months ago
(d) 2 weeks ago

2. Where does Mack and Mary Lou’s youngest daughter attend college in “The Rookers”?
(a) Louisiana State
(b) Michigan State
(c) Brown University
(d) Murray State

3. Louise has lost her job where in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
(a) K-Mart
(b) Billy's Ford Dealership
(c) Kroger's
(d) J. C. Penney's

4. What weight dumbbells does Norma Jean lift to warm up in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
(a) 2 lb.
(b) 1 lb.
(c) 3 lb.
(d) 5 lb.

5. How tall is the tulip tree said to be in “The Climber”?
(a) 100 feet
(b) 70 feet
(c) 30 feet
(d) 80 feet

Short Answer Questions

1. Petey claims in “The Climber” that “Jesus is a” what?

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

3. 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?

4. In what children’s book does the narrator describe a “picture of a child with his guardian angel hovering over him in "Detroit Skyline, 1949"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Louise goes to meet with Mr. Priddle in “Still Life with Watermelon”?

2. How is Peggy Wilson described in “Still Life with Watermelon”? What is her relationship to Louise Milsap?

3. How is the character of Peggy described in “Drawing Names”?

4. How is the character of Uncle Boone described in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?

5. How is Sandra’s character described in the beginning of “Offerings”?

6. How long has Carolyn been divorced in “Drawing Names”? How has this impacted her family Christmas visits?

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

8. Why did the family agree to draw names for Christmas presents in “Drawing Names”?

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

10. What memento does Cleo find at the end of “Old Things”? What does this make her think of?

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