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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Cloudland," what is the narrator's job?
(a) Caregiver.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Home health aide.

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

3. What month is it in "Cloudland"?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) March.

4. What does the wife of the attacker suggest that she and the narrator do, in "The Correct Grip"?
(a) Meet for coffee.
(b) Meet at the park.
(c) Have lunch.
(d) Have brunch.

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

6. What toy does a bear play with in "Moonbow"?
(a) Stuffed lion.
(b) Stuffed lamb.
(c) Stuffed bear.
(d) Stuffed cougar.

7. How old is the man the narrator of "Cloudland" checks up on on Thursday afternoons?
(a) 90s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 70s.
(d) 80s.

8. In "Cloudland," how many weeks was the course the narrator took to become certified for her job?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

9. What type of salad do the narrator and her friends have, in "The Second Seating"?
(a) Ceaser.
(b) Kale.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Mixed greens.

10. In "Moonbow," where does the narrator live?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Maine.
(c) Upstate New York.
(d) Connecticut.

11. What was the narrator of "Cloudland" doing when she noticed a girl wearing a turtleneck who was sitting on the lawn of her house?
(a) Jogging.
(b) On her porch.
(c) Driving.
(d) Walking.

12. In "Cloudland," what is the name of a painting of a lake that the narrator remembers?
(a) Lake at Sunset.
(b) Tidal sunrise.
(c) Water Damage.
(d) Lake and swans.

13. What type of seafood do the narrator and her friends order, in "The Second Seating"?
(a) Shrimp.
(b) Octopus.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Scallops.

14. At what temperature do the Blue Springs or Rainbow Springs remain all year around, according to "Cloudland"?
(a) 97.
(b) 72.
(c) 64.
(d) 81.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was served to eat for Sunday dinners when the narrator in "Cloudland" was in a home waiting to have her baby?

2. What crime does the narrator remember a man she dated was incarcerated for in "Cloudland"?

3. How old was the narrator in "Cloudland," when she had a baby girl?

4. In "The Correct Grip," what type of dog does the narrator's friend have?

5. What type of Girl Scout cookies does the narrator buy, in "Cloudland"?

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