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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) Drain the oil in the mower.
(b) Clean out the shed.
(c) Weeding the garden.
(d) Paint the back porch.

2. When did the former owner's wife die, in "Equivalent"?
(a) 18 months ago.
(b) 3 years ago.
(c) 4 years ago.
(d) 24 months ago.

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

4. In "Cloudland," where did the narrator used to live?
(a) Maine.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Massachusetts.

5. In paintings that the narrator of "Cloudland" loves, what does her artist friend paint?
(a) Girls in white dresses.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Boys in dirty dungarees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Correct Grip," where was the narrator attacked?

2. How old does the narrator of "Cloudland" remember that her neighbor told her he was before he tells her his birthday is next week?

3. In "The Second Seating," what do the narrator and friends like to drink?

4. In "The Correct Grip," where does the attacker's wife have a scar?

5. What does the narrator spill in bed, in "Moonbow"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What requests did Bob make before he died?

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

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

5. What is karst and its hazards?

6. What advice does the wife of the narrator's attacker ask in "The Correct Grip," and what advice does the narrator give?

7. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator consider doing with kumquats and why will she probably not do it?

8. How does the narrator describe the town where she lives in "Cloudland"?

9. In "Cloudland," what happens to the man arrested for sexual abuse?

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

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