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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) Jerry Wilson
(b) Louise Milsap
(c) Georgeann Smith
(d) Betty Lewis

2. What kind of toothpaste does Sabrina use in “A New-Wave Format”?
(a) Garden Mint
(b) Fennel
(c) Honey
(d) Dr. Johnson's Tooth Rub

3. What is Nancy’s position at a small private elementary school in “Lying Doggo”?
(a) Assistant Principal
(b) Science Teacher
(c) English Teacher
(d) Janitor

4. What did the man Ruby’s dating try to sell her when they first met in “Third Monday”?
(a) A stuffed animal
(b) A ring
(c) A hunting dog
(d) A coffee table

5. What play is Sabrina in rehearsals for at the Western Kentucky Little Theatre in “A New-Wave Format”?
(a) Oklahoma!
(b) James and the Giant Peach
(c) The Music Man
(d) Cats

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shelby’s last name in “The Retreat”?

2. Who has taken all the ribbons from the presents and fashioned them into a funny bridal bouquet at the party in “Third Monday”?

3. How old is Linda in “Third Monday”?

4. What is the name of Nancy’s husband in “Nancy Culpepper”?

5. Where does Georgeann work in order to help support Shelby as he attends seminary school in “The Retreat”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the interstate highway compared with the ocean in “The Ocean”?

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

5. How is Nancy’s wedding described in “Nancy Culpepper”?

6. How is Sabrina Jones described in “A New-Wave Format”?

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

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

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

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

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