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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 is Allan Cedar's wife's name?
(a) Dora.
(b) Virga.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Judy.

2. Who does Squawks Magrew send in to bat in the ninth inning?
(a) Himself.
(b) Pearl.
(c) George.
(d) Sandy.

3. How old is Laura?
(a) 23.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 22.

4. What does the young woman in "Cruel and Barbarious Treatment" use her husband for?
(a) Doing chores.
(b) Feeling loved.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Making her lover jealous.

5. Whose attention did Larry receive while his father was at war?
(a) His grandfather's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) No one's attention.
(d) His friends'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of future does the young woman foresee at the end of "Cruel and Barbarious Treatment"?

2. What is Virga's last name?

3. What is Tory's marital status?

4. What kind of team does Squawks Magrew manage?

5. Who calls the police on Mr. Speed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the doctor in "The Use of Force" adamant about seeing the little girl's throat?

2. How does William's character contrast from that of his wife's in "Marriage A La Mode"?

3. Why is "Virga Vay & Allan Cedar" a love story gone wrong?

4. Describe Tory.

5. What is Pepe's physical state right before he is killed?

6. What does Edward dislike about Tory?

7. Describe Mrs. Stoner.

8. Describe Stella.

9. How will John Ferris seek a more permanent status in his life?

10. How does Elizabeth realize she used her power in the wrong way in "A Spinster's Tale"?

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