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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's second choice of tree to buy in "Fort Bedd"?
(a) Pendulum spruce.
(b) Locust.
(c) Blue spruce.
(d) Birch.

3. How many police cars show up when Syd, the narrator, and others have to leave the theater, in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. In "The Chicane," What type of dog did Macario bring Lauryn after they married?
(a) Chihuahua mix.
(b) Mostly German shepherd.
(c) Mostly poodle.
(d) Black lab.

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

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

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

8. What name was given to Dahmer first in "A Full Service Shelter"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Lincoln.

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

10. 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.

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

12. Where do the narrator of in "I Stay with Syd" and Syd drive to to watch a movie?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) Other side of town.
(c) Next town over.
(d) 10 miles.

13. When do the narrator and others feed the death-row dogs in "A Full Service Shelter"?
(a) Early evening.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) When they are awake.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of disinfectant does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" use to clean cages and walls?

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

3. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the author want to be taught?

4. In what position are the curtains in the apartment in "Fort Bedd"?

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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