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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 was Mrs. Todd obsessed with?
(a) Finding the perfect monocle.
(b) Finding shortcuts.
(c) Finding a time machine.
(d) Finding out who her husband was cheating on her with.

2. What happened to Mark's son in "The Jaunt"?
(a) He went mad.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) He clawed his eyes out.
(d) His hair turned white.

3. Who is Richard Hagstrom in "Word Processor of the Gods"?
(a) The protagonist.
(b) The antagonist.
(c) A minor character.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

4. How old is Jonathan?
(a) 15.
(b) 23.
(c) 66.
(d) 17.

5. How many students get together to swim to the raft in the middle of the lake?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Rachel when she leans over to touch the object floating on the lake?

2. Who is Maureen?

3. How must the passengers make the jaunt?

4. How did Richard get the word processor?

5. What does Randy do when LaVerne is attacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. The narrator seems to follow a theme throughout the story. What is the main theme the narrator displays?

2. What significance does the word processor hold for Richard after Jon's death?

3. "Word Processor of the Gods" could fit into several different genres. Which genre do you think it fits into best and why?

4. In "Paranoid: A Chant," there are several instances in which the narrator is showing how obviously disturbed he is. Give one such example and tell why you think that example fits.

5. "The Wedding Gig" is rife with metaphors, figures of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. For example, "Love is a rose" is a metaphor. Identify a metaphor from "The Wedding Gig" and identify the two things being compared.

6. What do you think is the importance of Curt's tale of Cain and Abel?

7. In "Here There Be Tygers", Charles returns to his classroom casually after the deaths of his teacher and classmate. What do you think this implies about what Charles has just experienced?

8. While Randy is trying to save Deke from being sucked between the cracks in the raft by the black, oil-like creature, what is Randy doing to try and stay sane through the unbelievable situation?

9. In "The Raft," Deke twice stops Randy from attempting to save Rachel. Was this the right thing to do, given the circumstances?

10. Homer compares Mrs. Todd to several goddesses. What is the purpose of this comparison?

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