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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "I Stay with Syd," how often does the narrator move to the house at the beach?
(a) A couple days a month.
(b) One week a month.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Two weeks a month.

2. Where do the dolls hang from in "Doll Tornado"?
(a) Dime store ceiling.
(b) Factory ceiling.
(c) Bedroom ceiling.
(d) Laundry room ceiling.

3. In "Sing to It," what does the man want the narrator to make from her hands?
(a) Fountain.
(b) Hammock.
(c) Cup.
(d) Tree.

4. How long do the narrator, Syd, and the others have to wait before they can go back inside the theater, in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

5. What has been sucked up in addition to dolls in "Doll Tornado"?
(a) Bedding and curtains.
(b) Bed and chair.
(c) Drum set.
(d) Telephone and a xylophone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and others put on the pillows of the death-row dogs in "A Full Service Shelter"?

2. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," at what percent could everyone be if those who have more would give a little?

3. What has the theater run out of before Syd places an order in in "I Stay with Syd"?

4. What can the narrator of "I Stay with Syd" smell as she and Syd wait to go back inside the theater?

5. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the author want to be taught?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator worry in "I Stay with Syd"?

2. Who does Mrs. Greed remind the narrator's husband of?

3. How does a man use a dead lamb to save an orphan lamb?

4. In "The Chicane," what does the narrator say about going to a film?

5. What do the dogs know about the narrator and other volunteers regarding food?

6. What does the narrator know about being angry about the affair in "Greed"?

7. What does the narrator want to tell her aunt Lauryn, even though she is gone?

8. What are the dolls like in the "Doll Tornado"?

9. How does Mrs. Greed get to and from the narrator's husband's house?

10. What does the narrator say about the affair between Syd and a married man?

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