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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 is the name of Dennis's band in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute"?
(a) The Daddies.
(b) The Hippies.
(c) The Vagabonds.
(d) The Lepers.

2. Where are the friends Anthony visits in "Long-Distance Runner"?
(a) College.
(b) California.
(c) A commune.
(d) State hospitals.

3. What does Dennis say he does "to keep on top of the world of illusion" (209)?
(a) Reads the newspaper.
(b) Watches television.
(c) Goes to school.
(d) Drives a cab.

4. What does the narrator's grandmother complain of in "In This Country"?
(a) Not having enough money.
(b) Not being able to work.
(c) Not being able to sleep.
(d) Having ungrateful children.

5. Why does Carter want to use Charlie's apartment in "The Little Girl"?
(a) To take a nap.
(b) To use the shower.
(c) To have sex with a girl.
(d) To hide from the cops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the older woman suggest the unwed mothers at the playground do in "Northeast Playground"?

2. What did Vicente want to be when he was young as told in "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life" (335)?

3. What does Nick suggest Faith knows nothing about in "The Expensive Moment"?

4. Why is Cassie upset with Faith at then end of "Listening"?

5. Who does Sonia tell the narrator she should read if she really wants to know if she had a life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instances of Mr. Zargrowsky's racism does Faith cite in "Zagrowsky Tells"?

2. What happened to Selena's daughter Abby? What did Tonto say about Abby at the end?

3. Describe the story the narrator writes for her father when he asks for a simple story in "A Conversation with My Father."

4. Who is Mrs. Luddy and why does Faith stay in her apartment?

5. In "Anxiety," why does the father get upset with his daughter says "oink, oink"?

6. What happens to Juniper in "Little Girl"?

7. Who is Sonia in "In This Country: But in Another Language..."? Why is the grandmother worried about ther?

8. What does Jack say could happen if they have a baby as the narrator suggests in "The Story Hearer"?

9. Describe Dennis in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute." How does he react when he learns Alexandra is pregnant?

10. Why is Ruthy sad at her 50th birthday party when her friends tell stories?

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