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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who follows Rocky and Leo as they leave the garage?
(a) A cop.
(b) The milkman.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Bobby.
2. Where is the bottle of orange juice located in "Morning Deliveries"?
(a) In the spider infested basement.
(b) Behind the deadly nightshade.
(c) In the refrigerator.
(d) On the front stoop.
3. What leads Thorpe's wife to become frightened of him?
(a) Thorpe's insecurities.
(b) Thorpe's paranoia.
(c) Thorpe's violence.
(d) Thorpe's rage.
4. What is the reasoning behind Rocky's inebriation?
(a) He spent time in jail for embezzlement.
(b) He spent time in jail for carrying a concealed weapon.
(c) He spent time in jail for reckless endangerment.
(d) He spent time in jail for involuntary manslaughter.
5. How does Davidson feel about the way Henry left?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Insulted.
(c) Angry.
(d) Indifferent.
6. What is the main character in "Nona" trying to figure out?
(a) His path to riches.
(b) His reasons for committing murder.
(c) What he did to get so lucky.
(d) Why his life has been so charmed.
7. What does Rand do as the rescue ship leaves?
(a) He is sucked under the sand.
(b) He begins cramming sand into his mouth.
(c) He runs after the ship screaming for help.
(d) He lies down on the sand and dies.
8. What is the reason for the party in "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet"?
(a) An anniversary.
(b) The publication of a young writer's first story.
(c) A birthday.
(d) It is a social mixer for those new to the area.
9. What is the name of the fiction editor for Logan's magazine?
(a) Stan.
(b) Henry.
(c) George.
(d) Rex.
10. To what does the child in "For Owen" compare the fat children?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Watermelons.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Christmas trees.
11. Shapiro gets the sense that the sands have what?
(a) The voice of an old woman.
(b) The power to keep him there.
(c) Hiding places for many strange creatures.
(d) Evil thoughts.
12. What realization does Rocky make as he and Leo are on a drunken joyride?
(a) His wife has moved out of state.
(b) His inspection sticker is about to expire.
(c) There is someone following them.
(d) Leo is a jerk.
13. How did Henry kill himself?
(a) Overdose.
(b) Electrocution.
(c) By shaking hands with himself.
(d) Hanging.
14. What does Uncle Otto do to finance the purchase of the land?
(a) Sells all of his stocks and bonds.
(b) Sells his truck.
(c) Sells his home.
(d) Robs a bank.
15. Whose name does Aunt Flo tell George to invoke?
(a) Hastur's.
(b) God's.
(c) Jesus's.
(d) Beelzebub's.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Shapiro begin to think the sands can do?
2. Why does George's mother say his Gramma turned toward behavior that caused people to talk?
3. Who is said to be a part of the legend associated with the looking glass?
4. What does George remember about Gramma and Grampa and their church?
5. Where is the narrator in "Nona" sitting as he considers events in his life?
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