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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 does the wife of the attacker suggest that she and the narrator do, in "The Correct Grip"?
(a) Meet at the park.
(b) Meet for coffee.
(c) Have brunch.
(d) Have lunch.

2. What was the narrator of "Cloudland" doing when she noticed a girl wearing a turtleneck who was sitting on the lawn of her house?
(a) Walking.
(b) On her porch.
(c) Driving.
(d) Jogging.

3. In "Cloudland," what part of town is known as Lightning Alley?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Western.
(c) Southern.
(d) Northern.

4. In "The Correct Grip," what type of dog does the narrator's friend have?
(a) Retriever.
(b) Border collie.
(c) Black lab.
(d) German Shepherd.

5. In "The Correct Grip," where does the person get the narrator's phone number from?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Counselor's office.
(d) Student Services.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chore does the buyer think will keep the seller from coming back, in "Equivalent"?

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

3. In "Cloudland," how many daughters does the city attorney and his wie adopt?

4. Why does the wife of the attacker call the narrator in "The Correct Grip"?

5. When did the former owner's wife die, in "Equivalent"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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