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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Second Seating," who are the narrator and her friends remembering by having dinner together?
(a) Phil.
(b) Bob.
(c) Rich.
(d) Todd.

2. What does Bob tell his wife to do after he dies, in "The Second Seating"?
(a) Take a trip.
(b) Add a screened porch.
(c) Build a pergola.
(d) Go to her parents.

3. What chore does the buyer think will keep the seller from coming back, in "Equivalent"?
(a) Weeding the garden.
(b) Paint the back porch.
(c) Drain the oil in the mower.
(d) Clean out the shed.

4. Why does the wife of the attacker call the narrator in "The Correct Grip"?
(a) To warn the narrator to be careful.
(b) To empathize with the narrator.
(c) To see if she should stay with her husband.
(d) To apologize for her husband.

5. What does the narrator of "Moonbow" see when she goes outside?
(a) Bear.
(b) Deer.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Mountain lion.

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

7. In "Cloudland," how old does the narrator's neighbor tell her that he will be next week?
(a) 89.
(b) 91.
(c) 92.
(d) 90.

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

9. In "The Second Seating," what do the narrator and friends like to drink?
(a) Vodka fizz.
(b) Gimlet.
(c) Screwdriver.
(d) Martini.

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

11. In "Cloudland," who maintains the home where someone died at the corner?
(a) Grandchildren from Montana.
(b) Son from Boston.
(c) Daughter from Chicago.
(d) Grandchildren from Colorado.

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

13. What type of car does the narrator of "Cloudland" drive?
(a) Subaru.
(b) Toyota.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Chevy.

14. In "Cloudland," how far is the narrator from Miami?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 hours

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Equivalent," what was the former owner of the house supposed to fix?

2. In "Cloudland," what did the narrator see a boy in a stroller eat in a grocery store?

3. In "Cloudland," on the day the narrator decides she needs boots, how many inches or rain fall in less than half a day?

4. Why did a woman who had been at the home for unwed mothers want to send the narrator of "Cloudland"?

5. What does the narrator do at the end of "The Correct Grip"?

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