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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. Where does the narrator want to get a tree in "Fort Bedd"?

2. When is the only time the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" wears latex gloves or scrubs?

3. What has the theater run out of before Syd places an order in in "I Stay with Syd"?

4. What does the narrator of "Fort Bedd" think she can learn to do from trees?

5. In "Fort Bedd, where do the narrator and the man cling for safety?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Syd and the narrator have to leave the theater before the movie is over, in "I Stay with Syd"?

2. What is Fort Bedd?

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

4. Who does Mrs. Greed remind the narrator's husband of?

5. How does Mrs. Greed get to and from the narrator's husband's house?

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

7. What does the narrator know about being angry about the affair in "Greed"?

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

9. How are the dogs put down?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In “Greed,” the narrator’s husband is having an affair. How would you describe the relationship between the narrator and her husband? With whom is he having an affair? How does his relationship with Mrs. Greed impact the relationship between him and his wife?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator in “Cloudland” had a baby when she was a teenager. How has the birth of the child affected the narrator’s emotional state throughout her life? When does the narrator begin to realize that she has been carrying the trauma and pain from the birth ever since? How does this realization help the narrator let go of the past?

Essay Topic 3

In “I Stay with Syd,” two characters are having an affair. How would you describe the relationship between Syd and the married man? What does their relationship seem to be built upon, and how will that foundation affect their relationship?

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