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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Gesturing" how does Joan smoke her cigarettes?
(a) Like a man.
(b) In a cigarette holder.
(c) Completely, until there is nothing left.
(d) She doesn't smoke.

2. In "The Key" what does Bessie put in her keyhole?
(a) A spy camera.
(b) Bubblegum.
(c) Her finger.
(d) Putty.

3. In "You're Ugly, Too" what costume does Zoe wear to the Halloween party?
(a) Deer antlers.
(b) Fairy wings.
(c) A harpoon headband.
(d) A witch's hat.

4. In "The Key" Bessie thinks _______________ live in her neighborhood.
(a) Former Presidents.
(b) Her grandchildren.
(c) Thieves and gangsters.
(d) Her parents.

5. What is a rotifer?
(a) A fine cheese.
(b) A microscopic aquatic animal.
(c) A form of algae.
(d) A lung disease.

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

7. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" who is the pretty sister?
(a) Mary.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Connie.
(d) June.

8. In "The Key" what type of figure does Bessie have?
(a) Lumpy.
(b) Hourglass.
(c) Skinny.
(d) Fat.

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

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

11. In "Birthmates" who is Art's ex-wife?
(a) Jen.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Lilly.
(d) Billy.

12. In "Gesturing" who is Richard's wife?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Joan.
(d) Helen.

13. In "Birthmates" what is Art's nationality?
(a) Mexican-American.
(b) Japanese-American.
(c) Irish-American.
(d) Chinese-American.

14. In "A City of Churches" what is the name of the city?
(a) Normal.
(b) It doesn't say.
(c) St. Tippers.
(d) Creepyville.

15. In "The Shawl" who steals the shawl?
(a) Josiah.
(b) Stella.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Magda.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Birthmates" what gender was Art and his wife's unborn child?

2. In "The Key" whom has Bessie written letters to for help?

3. In "The Shawl" what does the shawl conceal?

4. In "The Key" what does Bessie have a hard time doing?

5. In "Birthmates" Art is hit over the head with ___________.

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