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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator clean cages in "A Full Service Shelter"?
(a) With a push broom.
(b) With an old mop.
(c) With a hose.
(d) With a broom.

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

3. In "Fort Bedd," how does the narrator open the curtains sometimes?
(a) Like an anxious child.
(b) Shoves them open.
(c) Rips them open.
(d) Like a diver surfacing.

4. In in "I Stay with Syd," when will the preview film be in theaters that Syd and the narrator see?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) November.

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

6. What is the preview to a movie that Syd and the narrator watch in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) Action thriller.
(b) Western.
(c) Romance.
(d) Sci-fi thriller.

7. According to "A Full Service Shelter," owning how many dogs is considered hoarding in Connecticut?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

9. How is Mrs. Greed's husband described?
(a) Strong and masculine.
(b) Homely.
(c) Very attractive.
(d) Weak and effeminate.

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

11. At the end of "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the narrator say that the man does?
(a) Turns on some music.
(b) Picks up the phone and calls.
(c) Grabs her and dances.
(d) Walks down the street.

12. Where is the Presa Canarios bred from?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Canary Islands.
(d) Bahamas.

13. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," at what percent could everyone be if those who have more would give a little?
(a) 95%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 85%.
(d) 90%.

14. How often does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" clean cages?
(a) 2 afternoons a week.
(b) 2 nights a week.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Every other day.

15. In "The Chicane," How did Lauryn and Macario meet ?
(a) Racing.
(b) At a bank.
(c) Soccer.
(d) On the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "I Stay with Syd," what does the narrator want to hurry up and end?

2. How long has Mrs. Greed been married?

3. What does the man in "Fort Bedd" want the narrator to tell him?

4. Where did Lauryn die, in "The Chicane"?

5. In "I Stay with Syd," what do some people go and do while they wait to get back inside the theater?

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