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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Orphan Lamb," where does the carver wipe the blood?
(a) His jacket.
(b) A rag.
(c) His pants.
(d) The grass.

2. In "I Stay with Syd," what type of tree does the narrator think should be pruned?
(a) Birch.
(b) Oak.
(c) Palm.
(d) Maple.

3. Where is the animal sheler in "A Full-Service Shelter"?
(a) Lenox Hill.
(b) Central Harlem.
(c) Spanish Harlem.
(d) Turtle Bay.

4. While other people are at 100 percent, what percent is the narrator in "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour"?
(a) 75.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 65.

5. What does the narrator say that her husband Mrs. Greed had between them?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Red apples.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Green apples.

6. How long do the narrator, Syd, and the others have to wait before they can go back inside the theater, in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 60 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

7. In "I Stay with Syd," how often does the narrator move to the house at the beach?
(a) Two weeks a month.
(b) A couple days a month.
(c) Every other month.
(d) One week a month.

8. How old is the daughter of the family who adopts the pit bull named Charlie in "A Full Service Shelter"?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

9. How long has Mrs. Greed cheated on her husband?
(a) The first five years of their marriage.
(b) The entire time they have been married.
(c) Half of the time they have been married.
(d) The last five years of their marriage.

10. In "Fort Bedd," what does the narrator think about when things go wrong?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Fruits.
(c) Trees.
(d) Flowers.

11. When is the only time the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" wears latex gloves or scrubs?
(a) When she bathes a dog.
(b) When she handles the dogs in the sick ward.
(c) When she has to feel for something in feces.
(d) When she grooms a dog.

12. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the author want to be taught?
(a) Bread baking.
(b) Rules.
(c) Conversational skills.
(d) Biscuit baking.

13. How many people stand outside the theater, in "I Stay with Syd," waiting to go back inside?
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 80.
(d) 100.

14. Why do Syd, the narrator, and everyone else have to leave the theater in in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) Storm worsens.
(b) Bomb threat.
(c) The roof springs a leak.
(d) Power goes out.

15. What name is given to the cowboy-colored pocket pit bull in "A Full Service Shelter"?
(a) Rogers.
(b) Phillips.
(c) Man Man.
(d) Superman.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "A Full Service Shelter," owning how many dogs is considered hoarding in Connecticut?

2. What is the name of Lauryn's son, in "The Chicane"?

3. In "Fort Bedd," what is the narrator's first choice of tree to buy?

4. What is the narrator's occupation in "Greed"?

5. When does a storm make landfall in "I Stay with Syd"?

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