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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. Why does Annie's husband leave abruptly?
(a) He can tell Annie is angry.
(b) He has a migraine.
(c) He has to attend a meeting.
(d) He just realized how late it is.

2. Jerry watches boys dive and then ___________________.
(a) go boating.
(b) go home.
(c) float in the water.
(d) swim through a tunnel.

3. Who is Rose's father?
(a) Chick.
(b) Edward.
(c) Jem.
(d) Phil.

4. Why does the woman in #6 refuse George's proposal?
(a) She no longer loves him.
(b) She has remarried.
(c) She is marrying someone else.
(d) She needs time to think about it.

5. How old is George?
(a) 27.
(b) 19.
(c) 35.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of mind of the person in #47?

2. Who does George propose marriage to?

3. Where do Mary and her husband usually go on vacation?

4. Why does Jimmie not let Rose to move in with him?

5. What does the narrator say she can see in her hands as she meets a potential lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Mary and Hamish about the Germans they encounter?

2. What is the premise of "Pleasure"?

3. Why is "Through the Tunnel" a coming of age story?

4. What is the premise of "He"?

5. What angers George about the way Rose notifies him of her mother's death?

6. What is "The Eye of God in Paradise"?

7. What does George learn from his ex-wife about the cause of his divorce?

8. What is the irony of Jimmy calling Rose selfish?

9. What is the significance of the author leaving the heart behind?

10. What is the premise of "A Woman on the Roof"?

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