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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. Who brings Ruby her cake and ice cream and makes sure she has a comfortable chair in “Third Monday”?
(a) Georgeann Smith
(b) Betty Lewis
(c) Jerry Wilson
(d) Louise Milsap

2. How old is Nancy’s grandmother that’s being put in a nursing home in “Nancy Culpepper”?
(a) 85
(b) 96
(c) 77
(d) 93

3. How old is Linda in “Third Monday”?
(a) 26
(b) 31
(c) 56
(d) 37

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

5. How old is Edwin in “A New-Wave Format”?
(a) 30
(b) 46
(c) 43
(d) 36

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say she returned to Kentucky in “Residents and Transients”?

2. How much money does Bill have in his wallet as he drives to Florida in “The Ocean”?

3. How many years does Imogene say it’s been since they’ve been in Nashville in “The Ocean”?

4. Where did the narrator know Larry from before she began having an affair with him in “Residents and Transients”?

5. How long ago does the narrator say she came back to Kentucky in “Residents and Transients”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Edwin Creech doing in the opening of “A New-Wave Format”?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is the U.S.S. Shaw described in “The Ocean”?

8. What does the narrator of “Residents and Transients” reveal in the beginning of the story? Who is the narrator?

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

10. How is Linda’s character described in the beginning of “Third Monday”?

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