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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. When does a storm make landfall in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) 6 hours after Syd returns.
(b) 18 hours after Syd returns.
(c) The night after Syd returns.
(d) 2 days after Syd returns.

2. In "Fort Bedd," what does the narrator want under a copper beech?
(a) Decorative rocks.
(b) Old bench.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Pansies.

3. Where is the Presa Canarios bred from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Bahamas.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Canary Islands.

4. What does the man in "Fort Bedd" want the narrator to tell him?
(a) If his mother calls.
(b) If he get mail.
(c) If he snores.
(d) If he starts to talk crazy.

5. When do the narrator and others feed the death-row dogs in "A Full Service Shelter"?
(a) When they are awake.
(b) Early evening.
(c) Early in the morning.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "I Stay with Syd," where did the married man invite the narrator?

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

3. How long has Mrs. Greed been married?

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

5. In "The Chicane," Where was the narrator's Aunt Lauryn from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lauryn try to commit suicide in Madrid, and why did she survive?

2. What tape did Macario receive after Lauryn died?

3. What was the Presa Canarios, and why was the narrator afraid of the breed?

4. What does the narrator do when Syd returns in "I Stay with Syd"?

5. Why do Syd and the narrator have to leave the theater before the movie is over, in "I Stay with Syd"?

6. In what way is the story of the lamb a story of seduction?

7. How are the dogs put down?

8. In "Greed," why does the narrator pay two teens?

9. How does the narrator spy on her husband and Mrs. Greed?

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

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