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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 chore does the buyer think will keep the seller from coming back, in "Equivalent"?
(a) Paint the back porch.
(b) Weeding the garden.
(c) Drain the oil in the mower.
(d) Clean out the shed.

2. What was served to eat for Sunday dinners when the narrator in "Cloudland" was in a home waiting to have her baby?
(a) Ham and scalloped potatoes.
(b) Fried chicken and potatoes.
(c) Roast and potatoes.
(d) Chicken and dumplings.

3. Where did Mr. Davis go before he moved into assisted living, in "Cloudland"?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Carribbean.
(d) Bahamas.

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

5. In "Cloudland," who maintains the home where someone died at the corner?
(a) Son from Boston.
(b) Daughter from Chicago.
(c) Grandchildren from Colorado.
(d) Grandchildren from Montana.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Correct Grip," what does a friend tell the narrator happened to her?

2. What does the narrator do at the end of "The Correct Grip"?

3. In "Equivalent," how often does the seller arrive unannounced to pick up something he left behind?

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

5. What are the earrings made of that the narrator buys in "Cloudland"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Cloudland," what is the narrator's job, and what are some of her job duties?

2. In "Moonbow," what does the narrator see and why is it unusual?

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

4. In "Equivalent," why does the narrator ask the seller of her house to help with difficult chores when he comes by?

5. What does the white cross commemorate that is on the grassy median where the narrator turns to get to her house in "Cloudland"?

6. In "The Second Seating," what do the narrator and friends have to eat and drink?

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

8. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator say about her work schedule and training for the job?

9. Where was the most beautiful yard the narrator ever had, and what does she say it was like in this part of "Cloudland"?

10. What was the narrator's job in New York, and why does she say that she left her job in this section of "Cloudland"?

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