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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can the narrator of "I Stay with Syd" smell as she and Syd wait to go back inside the theater?
(a) Fertilizer.
(b) Sewage plant.
(c) Oil.
(d) Popcorn.

2. Where does the narrator of "Greed" find an apple core after she throws it it into pachysandra?
(a) Front steps.
(b) Inside a screen door.
(c) At the bottom of her front sidewalk.
(d) In her kitchen.

3. What type of disinfectant does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" use to clean cages and walls?
(a) Phenol.
(b) Formaldehyde.
(c) Iodophors.
(d) Trifectant.

4. How does the carver attach the pelt to an orphan lamb?
(a) Ribbon.
(b) String.
(c) Rope.
(d) Twine.

5. How much does the narrator of "Greed" spend for a hidden surveillance camera?
(a) $75.
(b) $200.
(c) $225.
(d) $150.

6. in "Doll Tornado," where does a tornado of dolls touch down?
(a) Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
(b) Spartanburg, South Carolina.
(c) Greensboro, North Carolina.
(d) Lexington, Kentucky.

7. What does the narrator of "Fort Bedd" do sometimes when the man is asleep?
(a) Do the laundry.
(b) Fix dinner.
(c) Open the curtains.
(d) Read.

8. Where did Lauryn die, in "The Chicane"?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Denver.

9. What direction is a storm blowing in from in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

10. How do the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" and others close bite wounds or gashes they receive while caring for the dogs?
(a) They use elastic bandages.
(b) Krazy Glue.
(c) They use rags.
(d) They stitch each other up.

11. What has the theater run out of before Syd places an order in in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) Licorice.
(b) Dr. Pepper.
(c) Coke.
(d) Popcorn.

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

13. How does Mrs. Greed get to the narrator's home to see the narrator's husband?
(a) Walks.
(b) Car and driver.
(c) Subway.
(d) Bus.

14. In "I Stay with Syd," where did the married man invite the narrator?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

15. What does the narrator's husband say Mrs. Greed reminds him of?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) An aunt.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "I Stay with Syd," what type of tree does the narrator think should be pruned?

2. How many people stand outside the theater, in "I Stay with Syd," waiting to go back inside?

3. What does the narrator of "Fort Bedd" think she can learn to do from trees?

4. In "I Stay with Syd," where do Syd, the narrator, and other theater patrons stand while they wait to go back inside the movie theater?

5. In "Fort Bedd," what does the narrator want under a copper beech?

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