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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Olive Brine,” where does Moses get a room?

2. What does Blandine find in the park?

3. What makes Todd cry?

4. What does Blandine observe as she walks to the Valley?

5. In “Mostly Rabbits,” Jack and his roommates primarily sacrifice what animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In “Your Auntie Tammy,” when Joan moves to leave, what does Penny warn her about?

3. Why does Moses delete the mysterious email?

4. What does Moses agree to say to the priest?

5. Why does Moses have trouble with Father Tim's idea?

6. The writer blames his wife’s friend of what in “Game of Clue"?

7. Who is the Moses email from?

8. Jamie’s sister, Ruth demands what of Moses?

9. What does Father Tim think Elsie was trying to protect Moses from?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the character James an escape for Blandine?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the protagonist legally changed her name to Blandine?

Essay Topic 3

Why has Hope developed a phobia of her baby’s eyes?

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