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

2. What are the earrings made of that the narrator buys in "Cloudland"?
(a) Topaz
(b) Sapphires.
(c) Aventurine.
(d) Pearls.

3. In "Cloudland," how far is the prison from the narrator's house?
(a) About an hour.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) 35 minutes.

4. In "The Correct Grip," what does a friend tell the narrator happened to her?
(a) Got hit by a bus.
(b) Tripped down the stairs and broke a toe.
(c) Fell on a tree root and broke her ankle.
(d) Got hit by a car.

5. After the narrator of "Cloudland" goes to a movie with friends, what do they do afterward?
(a) Walk.
(b) Dessert.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Cloudland," what is the narrator's job?

2. How many years in a row does the narrator of "Cloudland" remember running a ace in Central Park?

3. What does Lois suffer from, in "Cloudland"?

4. Where is an elderly man found in "The Quiet Car"?

5. in "Moonbow," who was in bed with the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator able to work two to three days a week in "Cloudland"?

2. In "Cloudland," what is the only race the narrator ever ran, and how does she describe the race?

3. In "Cloudland," when there is to be a freeze, what advice does a nursery clerk give the narrator?

4. How did the narrator of "Cloudland" compare her experiences when she had her baby with the experiences of women a hundred years ago?

5. In "The Correct Grip," who calls the narrator after an attack and what is their conversation like?

6. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator go to the college to get?

7. What does the narrator see in her backyard in "Moonbow," and what does she think it is?

8. What does the narrator in "Water Damage" learn about the home where she had her baby?

9. How does the narrator hold her dog's leash and why in "The Correct Grip"?

10. At the end of "Cloudland," what does the narrator say about apples?

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