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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 is the speaker in "The Little Girl"?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Jack.
(c) Carter.
(d) Charlie.
2. In "Anxiety," why does the narrator yell at a young father as he walks his child home from school?
(a) He slammed the child down in anger.
(b) He did not hold the child's hand crossing the street.
(c) He was not paying enough attention to the child.
(d) He did not carry the girl's backpack for her.
3. What does Lavinia's mother tell Robert Lavinia should become?
(a) A lady preacher or a nurse.
(b) A teacher or a singer.
(c) A writer or a painter.
(d) A well taken care of housewife.
4. How does Charlie think Juniper died in "The Little Girl"?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Carter killed her.
(c) Hector killed her.
(d) Angie killed her.
5. How long does Faith stay in her old apartment in "Long Distance Runner"?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Lavinia's mother pull her kids from school?
2. What happens to the woman after her uterine transplant in "At That Time, or the History of a Joke"?
3. What did Vicente do when he was drafted for the army?
4. In "The Burdened Man," why does the neighbor want $5.98 from the man?
5. What advice does Faith give Mr. Zagrowsky, which angers him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the young girls in "In the Garden"? What does someone tell the stranger they think happened?
2. Describe Dennis in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute." How does he react when he learns Alexandra is pregnant?
3. What does Jack suspect is the real reason Faith wants a baby in "Listening"?
4. What are the men discussing at the deli when Faith overhears them in "Listening"?
5. Describe Nick and Faith's relationship in "The Expensive Moment."
6. What does the narrator in "Mother" long for?
7. What does Jack say could happen if they have a baby as the narrator suggests in "The Story Hearer"?
8. How did Cissy become pregnant with Emmanuel? Why does her father care for him?
9. Why is Lavinia's mother upset at the end of "Lavinia: An Old Story"?
10. Who is Philip In "Dreamer in A Dead Language"? Why does he want to meet Faith's father?
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