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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 are the names of Georgeann and Shelby’s two children in “The Retreat”?
(a) Mark and Elizabeth
(b) Mike and Jimmy
(c) Tamara and Jason
(d) Peter and Sarah

2. What band does the narrator say Georgeann put on to try to teach Shelby to dance prior to the prom in “The Retreat”?
(a) The Beatles
(b) The Who
(c) The Kinks
(d) The Doors

3. The neighbor that Nancy talks to about Grover in the supermarket says the doctor told him to avoid what vegetable for his rheumatoid arthritis in “Lying Doggo”?
(a) Zucchini
(b) Eggplant
(c) Onions
(d) Potatoes

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Robert in “Lying Doggo”?

2. What old friend from graduate school does Nancy tell “Insulation is [Jack’s] hobby” in “Lying Doggo”?

3. What is the name of Edwin’s first wife in “A New-Wave Format”?

4. Where has the narrator’s husband gone away to work in “Residents and Transients”?

5. What kind of flowers does Joe regularly take to put on his grandparents’ grave in “Graveyard Day”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Georgeann’s mother warn her of when Georgeann marries Shelby Pickett in “The Retreat”?

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

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

6. How are Ishmael and its owner described in “The Ocean”?

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

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

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

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

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