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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The Quiet Car," how far from the beach is the house that the narrator rents?
(a) A short walk.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) A bicycle ride.

4. In "The Second Seating," what type of cheese is on the salad the narrator and her friends have?
(a) Halloumi.
(b) Staazer.
(c) Checil.
(d) Sakura.

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

6. What does the narrator do at the end of "The Correct Grip"?
(a) Have dinner with a friend.
(b) Pack to move.
(c) Walk her dog.
(d) Go to a movie.

7. What type of dog does Lois have in "Cloudland," which the narrator is watching?
(a) German shepherd.
(b) Australian cattle dog.
(c) Dalmatian.
(d) Samoyed.

8. In "Cloudland," what is the narrator going to pick tomorrow?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Grapefruit.
(c) Apricots.
(d) Kumquats.

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

10. In stories that the narrator remembers in "Cloudland," how long has a woman been known to be carrying a calcified fetus?
(a) Upward of 30 years.
(b) 19 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) About 20 years.

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

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

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

14. In "The Correct Grip," where does the person get the narrator's phone number from?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Student Services.
(d) Counselor's office.

15. In "Cloudland," how does the narrator say that a woman from the home for unwed mothers found her?
(a) The woman's husband was a private investigator.
(b) Papers from the home.
(c) An old acquaintance from the home.
(d) The woman's brother was a private investigator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's favorite type of apple, in "Cloudland"?

2. In "Moonbow," what does the narrator call the bear?

3. In "Cloudland," what type of vehicle is the woman driving who brings the narrator Lois's dog after it escapes?

4. In "Cloudland," how many daughters does the city attorney and his wie adopt?

5. In "The Second Seating," who are the narrator and her friends remembering by having dinner together?

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