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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 kind of horrible accident did Donna's father have?
(a) Sparing accident.
(b) Fell off a roof.
(c) Fell off a horse.
(d) Ate bad food.

2. Where is Charlie when the story begins?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In a car.
(c) On a plane.
(d) On a train.

3. How long have Charlie and his wife been married?
(a) They are not married.
(b) 50 years
(c) Five years.
(d) 15 years.

4. When Gee Gee is given another chance, where are they invited?
(a) On a boat.
(b) A picnic.
(c) A dinner party.
(d) A movie.

5. At whose house does Gee Gee get drunk?
(a) The Folkestones.
(b) The Setons.
(c) The Flints.
(d) The Smiths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Gee Gee gets drunk?

2. What did the husband want to do with his life in "The Chimera?"

3. How often do Peaches and Gee Gee move?

4. Where does Olga decide to move back to?

5. What is the name of the place where Charlie is when the story begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Assunta respond to the old woman in "Montraldo"?

2. How does Mr. Seton act ashamed of his profession?

3. Why does Charlie run away from Marcie and his children?

4. How does the son in the "Reunion" feel about seeing his father?

5. Why does the man in The Chimera have sour feelings about his wife?

6. How has Marcie moved on with her life by the time Charlie returns?

7. Why do Peaches and Gee Gee have to move once a year?

8. How does Mr. Folkestone's behavior change throughout the story?

9. Even though Charlie was the one that first ran away, why does Marcie want a divorce?

10. What is it about the elderly mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" that irks her son?

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