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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 is the name of Cleo’s grandson that is staying with her in “Old Things”?
(a) Petey
(b) James
(c) Davey
(d) Michael
2. What is the name of Louise’s husband in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
(a) Tom
(b) Paul
(c) Jack
(d) Peter
3. Who urged Dolores to see a doctor about her condition in “The Climber”?
(a) Mary Sue
(b) Louise Milsap
(c) Jerry Wilson
(d) Dusty Bivens
4. Where is Sandra’s grandmother coming to visit from in “Offerings”?
(a) Little Rock
(b) Lubbock
(c) Paducah
(d) Atlanta
5. What word from “Still Life with Watermelon” refers to a horn containing food, drink, etc. in endless supply?
(a) Columbine
(b) Cornucopia
(c) Menagerie
(d) Utopia
Short Answer Questions
1. Louise’s husband in “Still Life with Watermelon” is currently where?
2. Who is Leroy reminded of as he watches Norma Jean lift weights in the beginning of “Shiloh”?
3. What kind of cigarettes does the narrators say her uncle smoked in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
4. Where did Louise’s husband buy a cowboy hat before going away in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
5. What did Mack make for Mary Lou for their twenty-fifth anniversary from scrap pine in “The Rookers”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Cleo’s thoughts on Shirley in “Old Things”?
2. Why did the family agree to draw names for Christmas presents in “Drawing Names”?
3. What gift did Mack make for Mary Lou for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary? How is this object described?
4. What happens when Louise goes to meet with Mr. Priddle in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
5. How is Peggy Wilson described in “Still Life with Watermelon”? What is her relationship to Louise Milsap?
6. How does the narrator describe the final years of Sandra’s paternal grandfather in “Offerings”?
7. Why is the tree being removed in “The Climber”?
8. How is Sandra’s mother’s relationship with Grandmother Stamper described in “Offerings”?
9. How is the journey to Detroit described in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”? How do Peggy Jo and her mother get there?
10. What appointment is Dolores worried about in “The Climber”?
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