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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" clean cages?

2. In "I Stay with Syd," where do Syd, the narrator, and other theater patrons stand while they wait to go back inside the movie theater?

3. What is the narrator's second choice of tree to buy in "Fort Bedd"?

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

5. While other people are at 100 percent, what percent is the narrator in "Four Calls in the Last Half Hour"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the dogs know about the narrator and other volunteers regarding food?

2. What is Fort Bedd?

3. How do the narrator and other volunteers handle injuries they receive from handling the dogs?

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

5. What does the narrator say about the affair between Syd and a married man?

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

7. What is said about Mrs. Greed, her husband, and how she treats her husband?

8. At the beginning of "I Stay with Syd," what does the narrator say about Syd's married man?

9. What are the dolls like in the "Doll Tornado"?

10. What does the narrator say about cleaning cages?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapters have title headings. What are some of the titles of chapters? Do they provide much information about what will happen in a story? Are some of the titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 2

In “The Chicane,” Lauryn is a troubled woman who commits suicide. What do the relationships that Lauryn has reveal about her? Why is she a mystery to the people who are the closest to her? What does her suicide reveal about her and the type of person that she was?

Essay Topic 3

In “Cloudland,” some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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