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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Cloudland," when the narrator was in Maine, what was a young girl taking a picture of?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Geese.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Mallards.

2. In paintings that the narrator of "Cloudland" loves, what does her artist friend paint?
(a) Ocean.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Boys in dirty dungarees.
(d) Girls in white dresses.

3. What is the narrator's favorite type of apple, in "Cloudland"?
(a) Macoun.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Granny Smith.
(d) McIntosh.

4. What was served to eat for Sunday dinners when the narrator in "Cloudland" was in a home waiting to have her baby?
(a) Chicken and dumplings.
(b) Fried chicken and potatoes.
(c) Ham and scalloped potatoes.
(d) Roast and potatoes.

5. In what state do you have to go north to be in the south, according to "Cloudland"?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Florida.

6. In "Equivalent," how often does the seller arrive unannounced to pick up something he left behind?
(a) Every couple of months.
(b) About 6 weeks.
(c) Every other month.
(d) About 4 weeks.

7. In "Cloudland," how many boxes of Girl Scout cookies does the narrator buy?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

8. Where is an elderly man found in "The Quiet Car"?
(a) A gas station.
(b) The library.
(c) A bus station.
(d) Leather recliner in a weedy empty lot.

9. in "Moonbow," who was in bed with the narrator?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her son.

10. In "The Correct Grip," where does the attacker's wife have a scar?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Forearm.
(c) Hand.
(d) Forehead.

11. In "Cloudland," what did the narrator see a boy in a stroller eat in a grocery store?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Cherries.

12. How old does the narrator of "Cloudland" remember that her neighbor told her he was before he tells her his birthday is next week?
(a) 89.
(b) 88.
(c) 87.
(d) 86.

13. In "The Second Seating," what do the narrator and her friend order when they start over with their meal?
(a) Grouper.
(b) Hog fish.
(c) Halibut.
(d) Cod.

14. In "Cloudland," what is the temperature?
(a) 85 degrees.
(b) 80 degrees.
(c) 90 degrees.
(d) 75 degrees.

15. In "The Correct Grip," what does a friend tell the narrator happened to her?
(a) Got hit by a bus.
(b) Tripped down the stairs and broke a toe.
(c) Fell on a tree root and broke her ankle.
(d) Got hit by a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Second Seating," what type of cheese is on the salad the narrator and her friends have?

2. When do people who went to the university come back, in "Cloudland"?

3. In "Cloudland," how far is the prison from the narrator's house?

4. In "Cloudland," where did the narrator used to live?

5. When did the former owner's wife die, in "Equivalent"?

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