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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of sandwich does Pollux make Tookie after they sit in the tree that falls in the yard?
(a) Grilled cheese.
(b) Fried egg with green chilis.
(c) Fried ham.
(d) Roast beef.

2. How old is the elm tree that is toppled by a storm in Tookie's yard?
(a) 78.
(b) 102.
(c) 89.
(d) 95.

3. With bar-code zappers, how long does it take to do inventory?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 or 2 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 or 3 days.

4. Before Pollux went to live with his grandmother when he was a boy, how long did his father leave him alone in their apartment?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. What actress does Pollux remember seeing when he was riding the bus?
(a) Geena Davis.
(b) Kim Basinger.
(c) Sharon Stone.
(d) Jennifer Lawrence.

6. How long was Tookie in a decrepit jail cell because there was no room for her any where else?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 8 months.

7. In "The Second Nature of Penstemon Brown," what do Pen and Tookie share?
(a) Chocolate pound cake.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) German chocolate cake.
(d) Red velvet cake.

8. In "Rose-Fleshed Trout," how long has it been since Hetta has spoken to Tookie?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 8 months.

9. When did Tookie say that death took one of her most annoying customers, but the woman did not disappear?
(a) January 2020.
(b) October 2019.
(c) November 2019.
(d) February 2020.

10. What is Tookie's favorite soup that Pollux has been perfecting for the past year?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Squash and bean.
(c) Wild rice.
(d) Corn.

11. What type of cookies does Tookie make while Pollux drives to the airport to pick up Hetta?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Molasses.

12. What color scarf did Mara give Tookie when Tookie took Budgie's body?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

13. What color is supposed to keep out malignant energies?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

14. What type of house do Tookie and Pollux have?
(a) Ranch.
(b) Cottage.
(c) 2-story.
(d) Bungalow.

15. After inventory, what book by Eileen Myles is Tookie reading?
(a) Chelsea Girls.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Cool for You.
(d) Inferno.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Dakota War of 1862, how many Dakota people were confined at Fort Snelling?

2. In "Laurent," what restaurant do Tookie and Pollux go to after Tookie gets off work?

3. What color eyeliner does Hetta always wear?

4. How old is Asema Larson?

5. While Tookie is still outside by the bonfire at the New Year's open house, who can she hear singing inside?

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