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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. Why does Moses delete the mysterious email?
(a) He fears the writer is Joan.
(b) He does not know how to solve the writer's unnerving problem.
(c) He does not have time to respond.
(d) He thinks it is a prank.

2. In “Major American Fires,” who drinks and sacrifices animals when Blandine is out?
(a) Moses.
(b) Jack, Malik, and Todd.
(c) Elsie.
(d) teenagers in the town.

3. How does Jack violently smash a mouse?
(a) With a shoe.
(b) With a nail.
(c) With his foot.
(d) With a hammer.

4. In Part III, “It Wasn’t Todd’s Idea,” what is the incident called?
(a) The cat incident.
(b) The dog incident.
(c) The fish incident.
(d) The mice incident.

5. What does Joan do to make herself feel better?
(a) Tweezes her moustache.
(b) Does laundry.
(c) Takes a bubble bath.
(d) Talks to Penny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Blandine surprised by in “Purebreds"?

2. Who is one of the only people that makes Joan feel loved?

3. In “Namesake,” what year is it in France?

4. In “Welcome Home,” how many Vacca Vale commercials does Todd watch online?

5. In “The Expanding Circle,” what does Moses delete?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the homeless woman and Joan talk about?

2. What does Moses tell the priest?

3. Why does Moses delete the mysterious email?

4. What is Moses's blog about?

5. In “Your Auntie Tammy,” why does Joan feel guilty?

6. After the business plummets in the town, what does the town discover?

7. What do Jack and his roommates stage in “It Wasn’t Todd’s Idea"?

8. What animal does Jack kill next in "It Wasn't Todd's Idea"?

9. What does Moses think of Elsie?

10. In “The Expanding Circle,” what does Moses delete?

(see the answer keys)

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