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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 calls the police on Mr. Speed?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Sandy.
(c) George.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. What does Stella come home with after her separation?
(a) A child.
(b) New jewelry.
(c) New clothing.
(d) Divorce papers.

3. What is driven into Pepe's hand toward the end of "Flight"?
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Granite.
(c) Aluminum.
(d) Steel.

4. What kind of parting does Tory have with her son?
(a) Happy.
(b) Average.
(c) Angry.
(d) Awkward.

5. Where does Squawks Magrew meet the little person?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Columbus.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is William's wife's name in "Marriage A La Mode"?

2. How long has it been since John Ferris has seen his ex-wife?

3. Where did Allan Cedar's wife inherit a house?

4. Where does Allan drive to meet Virga?

5. What is the score when Squawks Magrew sends in the little person?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the woman in "Cruel and Barbarious Treatment" use adultery, and what is the result?

4. Why is Rondo jealous of Stella?

5. Briefly describe the Freudian theme in "My Oedipal Complex."

6. How does Braggioni betray his wife and comrades?

7. How does seeing Elizabeth affect John Ferris?

8. What question does "The Use of Force" ask?

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

10. How is "The Nightingales Sing" a coming-of-age story?

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