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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. What does the man in "Fort Bedd" want the narrator to tell him?

2. How much does the narrator of "Greed" spend for a hidden surveillance camera?

3. In "Sing to It," what does the man want the narrator to make from her hands?

4. What does the narrator of "Fort Bedd" do sometimes when the man is asleep?

5. What are the names of volunteers who work with the narrator in "A Full Service Shelter"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say about cleaning cages?

3. How are the dogs put down?

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

5. What was the Presa Canarios, and why was the narrator afraid of the breed?

6. In "Greed," why does the narrator pay two teens?

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

8. How did Lauryn and Macario spend the summer they were married?

9. In "Sing to It," what does the man want and what does he get?

10. How does the narrator spy on her husband and Mrs. Greed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In “The Second Seating,” friends meet to remember a friend who has died. Who is the friend who has died? What last wishes did he have that he wanted his wife and his friends to carry out? What is communicated about last wishes and memorials through his instructions?

Essay Topic 2

In “Cloudland” a neighbor is arrested for sexual abuse. How does this news affect the narrator? How does the news challenge the image of the neighborhood where the narrator lives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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