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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. Why do Syd, the narrator, and everyone else have to leave the theater in in "I Stay with Syd"?
(a) Power goes out.
(b) Storm worsens.
(c) Bomb threat.
(d) The roof springs a leak.

2. In "The Chicane," What type of dog did Macario bring Lauryn after they married?
(a) Black lab.
(b) Chihuahua mix.
(c) Mostly German shepherd.
(d) Mostly poodle.

3. What does the narrator's husband say Mrs. Greed reminds him of?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) An aunt.
(d) His sister.

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

5. In "Fort Bedd," where does the author want to plant a tree?
(a) Edge of a field.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A park.
(d) A school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator clean cages in "A Full Service Shelter"?

3. How much does the narrator of "Greed" spend for a hidden surveillance camera?

4. In "Fort Bedd," where is the apartment?

5. What breed are most of the death-row dogs in "A Full Service Shelter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator treat the death-row dogs?

2. What does the narrator say about cleaning cages?

3. What does the narrator need to get through the man's dying in "Fort Bedd"?

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

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

6. In "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour," what does the narrator say about the man and his actions?

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

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

9. How are the dogs put down?

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

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