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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Neil Young song does Georgie sing as he preps Mr. Weber?
(a) Cinnamon Girl.
(b) Sail Away.
(c) Cowgirl in the Sand.
(d) Southern Man.

2. In The Darling, what is Dolores Starr's unusual occupation?
(a) She is a detective.
(b) She is a murderer.
(c) She is a zoo keeper.
(d) She is a sky diver.

3. When does the story The First Day take place?
(a) In mid-winter at the start of the new school term.
(b) In early summer at the start of summer camp.
(c) In January at the start of the new year.
(d) In September at the start of the school year.

4. What instructions does the speaker give in The Girl about eating?
(a) Eat alone so as to have some quiet time.
(b) Eat so that no one around you is disgusted.
(c) Eat so that you get the most food.
(d) Eat quickly so as to resume your duties.

5. After the accident, where does Ad Magic encounter the white horse?
(a) With the boy and the monkey.
(b) In front of the New Zealand Cafe.
(c) On the race track outside the restaurant.
(d) On the beach of the Arabian Sea.

6. Who are Louise's two girl friends in high school?
(a) Jean and Melanie.
(b) Joan and Marjorie.
(c) Joan and Harriet.
(d) Jessica and Marie.

7. What does the husband in Cathedral find disconcerting about Robert?
(a) Robert is a paraplegic.
(b) Robert is blind.
(c) Robert is over seven feet tall.
(d) Robert is only twenty years old.

8. In The Fat Girl, what did Louise's mother start talking to her about when Louise was eight years old?
(a) Attending high school.
(b) Her career.
(c) Attending college.
(d) Watching her weight.

9. In A Romantic Weekend, what does the woman want to talk about after dinner?
(a) Sado-masochism.
(b) Her favorite books.
(c) Her first marriage.
(d) Her family.

10. Where are the narrator and his passengers going in the story Rock Springs?
(a) To Connecticut.
(b) To Louisiana.
(c) To Florida.
(d) To Oregon.

11. Who is telling the story of the first day?
(a) The narrator looking back on the first day of kindergarten.
(b) The narrator looking back on the first day of summer camp.
(c) The teacher taking in a new student to her classroom.
(d) The mother looking back on taking her child to school.

12. In the story Girl, on what day does the speaker tell the girl to wash clothes?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

13. Why is the couple in A Romantic Weekend going away for the weekend?
(a) To ride bikes.
(b) To go to museums.
(c) To mountain climb.
(d) To pick up the man's wife's car.

14. As A Vintage Thunderbird opens, who are the people driving from Virginia to New York?
(a) Nick and Karen.
(b) Mick and Susan.
(c) Mick and Karen.
(d) Nick and Lauren.

15. With whom does Delores finally have a child?
(a) Mr. Sebastian.
(b) Dr. Dorin.
(c) Michael.
(d) Dr. Weinstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. In White Horse, who does the white horse belong to?

2. When does the story Wickedness take place?

3. In the story A Romantic Weekend, where is the couple in the story going for the weekend?

4. What does the mother in The First Day ask for help in doing?

5. Where does the narrator, Cheryl and Edna spend the night when their car breaks down?

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