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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. The narrator of “Residents and Transients” says that “there are a few here who think” what place “in Louisville would be the grandest place in the world to be”?
(a) Waverly Hills
(b) Churchill Downs
(c) The Louisville Zoo
(d) The Louisville Slugger Museum

2. How many years does Imogene say it’s been since they’ve been in Nashville in “The Ocean”?
(a) 15 years
(b) 35 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 10 years

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

4. What freeway does Imogene ask directions to in Nashville in “The Ocean”?
(a) Interstate 80
(b) Interstate 77
(c) Interstate 30
(d) Interstate 65

5. Where is the hometown of Billy Carter that Bill and Imogene visit in “The Ocean”?
(a) Plains, Georgia
(b) Hot Springs, Arkansas
(c) Cleveland, Mississippi
(d) Jackson, Mississippi

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nancy get married in “Nancy Culpepper”?

2. What is Nancy’s married name in “Nancy Culpepper”?

3. Where did Jack get Grover in “Lying Doggo”?

4. Shelby tells Georgeann in “The Retreat,” “You’ve been looking peaked lately. I believe you’ve got” what?

5. How many years does the narrator say she was away “pursuing higher learning” in “Residents and Transients”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Edwin’s character described in “A New-Wave Format”? Who do people think Edwin looks like?

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

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

4. Why has Mary agreed to stay in her parents’ house in “Residents and Transients”? How does she feel about this setting?

5. How is Georgeann’s senior prom described in “The Retreat”?

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

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

8. What can be interpreted of Joe McClain’s character through his actions in “Graveyard Day”?

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

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

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