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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. Where do Mira's friends take her the night before her wedding in "The Bachelorette Party"?
(a) Galactoie's.
(b) The Galaxy.
(c) The Pink Pony.
(d) The Black Screw.

2. What is the narrator nervous about in "Nervous"?
(a) Driving.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Men.
(d) Everything, especially dealing with men.

3. Why is the narrator able to sing blues easily in "Harlem Blues"?
(a) Her voice sounds best in blues.
(b) She has the blues.
(c) Kendall, her live-in boyfriend is cheating on her.
(d) She feels them when she sings them.

4. Who orders the narrator into a nearby room in "The Airport"?
(a) A stewardess.
(b) A pilot.
(c) The customs agent.
(d) A policeman.

5. What is the result of the narrator and the piano player's encounter in "Harlem Blues"?
(a) They have been married for 5 years.
(b) They date for about 9 months.
(c) They are supposed to get married.
(d) They have one special night together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in 1992 that changed that narrator's life in "Sock It To Me"?

2. Who is Clarence's telegram from?

3. What does the sign read in "The Interstate"?

4. Who is Pookie?

5. What changes for the narrator in "Harlem Blues" as she watches her friend, the piano player?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator and Norman's relationship in "The Godfather".

2. Describe the narrator in "Lust in a Bust Depot".

3. Why is it so easy for the narrator of "Harlem Blues" to sing the blues?

4. What happens as a result of Rob and Amber's misdialed phone conversation in "Wrong Number"?

5. What happens in "Animal Farm"?

6. What does the author of "If You Were Here Right Now" tell her addressee?

7. Describe the narrator's alter ego in "Nervous".

8. What happens in "The Barbershop"?

9. Describe the couple in "Dinner At Eight"s romance and lust.

10. What happens to the narrator in "Sock It To Me" that changes her life?

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