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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do David and Sharon have?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. Who does William call at the end of "Flight Patterns"?
(a) Fedaku.
(b) Marie.
(c) His boss.
(d) His neighbor.

3. Near the end of "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above," what do Estelle and her son notice on the back of the white dress of a woman walking along the street?
(a) A large blood stain.
(b) A large tear.
(c) A paint stain.
(d) A big grass stain.

4. What does Estelle do after she spots the woman in the white dress?
(a) Rolls down her window and beckons the woman.
(b) Stops her car but doesn't get out to assist the woman.
(c) Ignores the woman.
(d) Honks her horn at the woman.

5. Why do David and Sharon each spend their college graduation day alone?
(a) Their families don't like each other.
(b) They graduate from different schools.
(c) They break up temporarily because of David's lie.
(d) They are each moving to different cities.

6. Which of the following statements is not marital advice Estelle gives her son?
(a) Give your wife expensive gifts.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Do the laundry.
(d) Vacuum.

7. Who are Rose of Sharon and Junior in "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem"?
(a) Jackson's neighbors.
(b) Jackson's children.
(c) Homeless friends who hang out with Jackson.
(d) Jackson's siblings.

8. How old is Estelle's son at the beginning of the story?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

9. From where is the taxi driver in "Flight Patterns"?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Spain.

10. How much does the pawnshop owner tell Jackson it will cost to redeem the regalia?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) One million dollars.
(d) Nine hundred and ninety nine dollars.

11. What does Sharon's confession initially make David want to do to her?
(a) Shoot her.
(b) Hit her.
(c) Leave her.
(d) Confess his own affair.

12. What happens to Sharon when she and David are sixty-six years old?
(a) She falls in love with another man.
(b) She catches a burglar.
(c) She breaks a hip.
(d) She develops a terminal case of cancer.

13. What is Estelle's real name in "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above"?
(a) Estelle Red Blanket.
(b) Estelle Miller.
(c) Sarah Jane Parker.
(d) Amanda Sue Dickerson.

14. When Sharon calls David a liar at the end of "Do You Know Where I Am?", how many times does David say he has lied to his wife?
(a) Never.
(b) Once.
(c) Ten times.
(d) Countless times.

15. What do Sharon's parents do for a living?
(a) They're musicians.
(b) They're architects.
(c) They own a convenience store.
(d) They're lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What health problem does William have?

2. How much money does Jackson initially have for redeeming the pow-wow regalia?

3. How much money does Jackson win at the lottery?

4. How does William wear his hair?

5. What does Estelle's answering machine message say she's probably out doing?

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