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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 term does Jack use “for making the house energy-efficient” in “Lying Doggo”?
(a) Restoring
(b) Repercolating
(c) Retrofitting
(d) Solarizing

2. Where did the narrator know Larry from before she began having an affair with him in “Residents and Transients”?
(a) He owns a bookstore where she shops
(b) He is her family doctor
(c) He is her mailman
(d) He is her dentist

3. Where did Ruby meet the man she’s dating in “Third Monday”?
(a) Kroger's
(b) J. C. Penney's
(c) K-Mart
(d) The fairgrounds

4. What is the narrator’s husband’s name in “Residents and Transients”?
(a) Paul
(b) Mark
(c) Stephen
(d) Michael

5. How old is Joe when he comes to dinner at Waldeen’s in “Graveyard Day”?
(a) 41
(b) 30
(c) 25
(d) 35

Short Answer Questions

1. How frequently does Ruby see the man she’s dating in “Third Monday”?

2. The narrator says in “Residents and Transients,” “I complained for weeks about living with houses in view. I need” what?

3. What kind of dog is Grover in “Lying Doggo”?

4. When Joe arrives for dinner in “Graveyard Day,” Waldeen tells him Holly is mad because she won’t make what?

5. What are the names of Georgeann and Shelby’s two children in “The Retreat”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gladys tell Ruby about Buddy at the market when he’s not there in “Third Monday”?

2. How are Nancy’s husband and son described in “Nancy Culpepper”?

3. Why does Nancy return to her childhood home in “Nancy Culpepper”?

4. What does Waldeen come to view as a symbol for marriage in “Graveyard Day”?

5. What pop culture references are seen in the story “Graveyard Day”?

6. What different depictions of “family” are presented in “Graveyard Day”?

7. How much money do Bill and Imogene have with them as they travel in “The Ocean”? Where are they going?

8. How is Ruby’s relationship with Buddy described in “Third Monday”?

9. How is Grover Cleveland described when Jack picked him out as a puppy in “Lying Doggo”?

10. How is Larry described in “Residents and Transients”? How did Mary meet Larry?

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