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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. Who does Faith find has returned to her house when she comes back from Mrs. Luddy's?
(a) Richard.
(b) Jack.
(c) Ricardo.
(d) Anthony.

2. Why does Mrs. Luddy keep Donald inside the apartment?
(a) She worries he will become a drug addict.
(b) She worries his father will kidnap him.
(c) She wants him to take care of the babies.
(d) He is hiding from the police.

3. Who is the speaker in "The Little Girl"?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Carter.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Jack.

4. In "The Burdened Man," why does the neighbor want $5.98 from the man?
(a) To replace pants his son ripped.
(b) For groceries she bought him.
(c) For beer and cigarettes.
(d) For a new dress.

5. Why did Selena sleep for the first time in two years when she found out Abby died?
(a) It was the first time in two years she knew where she was.
(b) Selena took several sleeping pills in order to sleep.
(c) She felt relieved that Abby would no longer ask her for money.
(d) She felt relieved that Abby was in heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the man and woman in "The Burdened Man" do each week after they forgive each other?

2. What does the narrator do at the end of "The Story Hearer" after Jack goes back to sleep?

3. What does the older woman in "Northeast Playground" say separated mothers on the playground when she was younger?

4. Why are Faith and her friends visiting Selena in "Friends"?

5. Who lives in Faith's old apartment in "Long Distance Runner"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack suspect is the real reason Faith wants a baby in "Listening"?

2. What is Dotty Wasserman's role in the story "Love"?

3. How does Faith's family react when she tells them of her stay with Mrs. Luddy in "The Long-Distance Runner"?

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

5. What conclusion does George come to after his pinball machine is rejected in "This Is a Story About My Friend George"?

6. What do the men on the subway think of when they see Samuel and his friends jumping on the platform?

7. What saved Vicente's wife in "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life"?

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

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

10. Who is Philip In "Dreamer in A Dead Language"? Why does he want to meet Faith's father?

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