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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" how old is Connie?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

2. In "The Key" what does Bessie have a hard time doing?
(a) Counting.
(b) Listening.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Sneezing.

3. In "The Shawl" what does the shawl conceal?
(a) A gun.
(b) Baby Stella.
(c) Baby Magda.
(d) Baby Rosa.

4. In "The Key" how many children does Bessie have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

5. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" what is the name of Arnold's friend?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Billy.
(c) Tom.
(d) Freud.

6. Who wrote "You're Ugly, Too"?
(a) Adrienne Potter.
(b) Ann Patchet.
(c) Lorrie Moore.
(d) Tom Eckerd.

7. In "The Rotifer" what is the name of the narrator's cousin?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Marie.
(c) Connie.
(d) Leah.

8. In "Birthmates" what gender was Art and his wife's unborn child?
(a) It was a girl.
(b) It doesn't say.
(c) It was a boy.
(d) Twin boys.

9. In "You're Ugly, Too" who does Charlie want her to meet?
(a) Beth.
(b) Carolyn.
(c) Evan.
(d) Earl.

10. In "Birthmates" who is Art's birthmate?
(a) Billy.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Cindy.
(d) No one.

11. In "The Shawl" who is the mother?
(a) Stella.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Magda.

12. In "Gesturing," on what do Richard and Joan agree?
(a) They want to continue their affair.
(b) They will always love each other.
(c) Their marriage has become stale.
(d) They will stop seeing each other.

13. In "A City of Churches" what does Cecilia say she won't do?
(a) Make dinner.
(b) Take a shower.
(c) Stay.
(d) Leave.

14. Who wrote "Janus"?
(a) Ann Beattie.
(b) Jeanette Bradley.
(c) Thoman Moore.
(d) Roxy Hart.

15. In "A City of Churches" who shows Cecilia around?
(a) Mr. Phillips.
(b) Mr. Chantier.
(c) Mrs. Croich.
(d) Mr. Gomez.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Shawl" who steals the shawl?

2. In "A City of Churches" what does Cecilia say she will dream about?

3. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" how old does Arnold claim to be?

4. In "Gesturing" how does Joan smoke her cigarettes?

5. Who is Janus?

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