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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of Girl Scout cookies does the narrator buy, in "Cloudland"?
(a) Tagalongs.
(b) Thin mint.
(c) Trefoils.
(d) Toffee.

3. What is a movie about that the narrator sees with friends in "Cloudland"?
(a) Murder.
(b) Family vacation.
(c) A long-married couple.
(d) Fantasy story.

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

5. In "The Correct Grip," how many days after the attack does the narrator get a phone call?
(a) A couple days.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) A few days.

6. In "Cloudland," how long had the narrator taught at a girls' school?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 20 years.

7. In "The Correct Grip," what phone number does the narrator give the wife of her attacker?
(a) Number of a women's shelter.
(b) Number of a mental health crisis center.
(c) Number of a police sergeant who handled the case.
(d) Number of a psychiatrist.

8. In "Cloudland," how old was the boy that the tiny white cross on the median commemorates?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

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

10. In "The Correct Grip," where was the narrator attacked?
(a) On a bus.
(b) On the street.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) Her dorm room.

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

12. What percent of banana spiders are poisonous, according to "Cloudland"?
(a) 67.
(b) 52.
(c) 33.
(d) 21.

13. What crime does the narrator remember a man she dated was incarcerated for in "Cloudland"?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Insider trading.
(c) Fraud.
(d) Embezzlement.

14. What does the narrator go outside to look at, in "Moonbow"?
(a) Stars.
(b) Jet contrail.
(c) Clouds in the sky.
(d) Moonbow.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are the earrings made of that the narrator buys in "Cloudland"?

4. What chore does the buyer think will keep the seller from coming back, in "Equivalent"?

5. What toy does a bear play with in "Moonbow"?

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