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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of epilepsy does Ad Magic have?
(a) Temporal-lobe epilepsy.
(b) Grand mal epilepsy.
(c) Mild epilepsy.
(d) Congenital epilepsy.

2. What does the older son in Minor Heroism do for a living?
(a) He is an attorney.
(b) He is a college professor.
(c) He is a school teacher.
(d) He is a writer.

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

4. What does the couple decide to do after their first night together on their romantic weekend?
(a) Read the Sunday paper.
(b) Take a long walk.
(c) Return home.
(d) Go to a museum.

5. In Minor Heroism, who is posing in the famous picture with the narrator's father?
(a) Betty Grable.
(b) The Andrews Sisters.
(c) Marilyn Monroe.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

6. In the story A Romantic Weekend, where does the couple go for dinner on their weekend?
(a) Delmonico's.
(b) Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.
(c) Galatoire's.
(d) Roy Rogers Cafeteria.

7. In Cathedral, who is Robert?
(a) The wife's brother.
(b) The wife's uncle.
(c) The wife's grandfather.
(d) The wife's blind friend.

8. What does Lenny in Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta give the protagonist before he leaves?
(a) A new car.
(b) A diamond bracelet.
(c) A drink and a cigarette.
(d) A box of Swiss chocolates.

9. In Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta, where is the protagonist going when she first meets Lenny?
(a) To the grocery.
(b) To her AA meeting.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To work.

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

11. In what condition does Varig arrive at Tusend Hjem on the night of the meeting?
(a) He is unable to speak English.
(b) He is alone and afraid.
(c) He is exhausted.
(d) He is drunk.

12. In Minor Heroism, where in the house does Bryan sit and draw his pictures?
(a) At the dining room table.
(b) At his father's desk.
(c) On the floor of his room.`
(d) On the living room table.

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

14. What does the mother in The First Day ask for help in doing?
(a) Finding the bookstore.
(b) Locating the bathrooms.
(c) Locating the lunchroom.
(d) Filling out registration forms.

15. Where does Hattie Benedict move after the blizzard?
(a) Oakland, California.
(b) Seattle, Washington
(c) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(d) Sarasota, Florida.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story Wickedness, where does Ainslie Classen find shelter in the blizzard?

3. What Neil Young song does Georgie sing as he preps Mr. Weber?

4. In the story Chopin in Winter, who is the first person in Mrs. Kubiac's family to graduate from high school and attend college?

5. In The First Day, what does the mother say when she finds her daughter cannot attend Seaton?

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