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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Dog Heaven, what is "Fact Monday"?
(a) The day on which the teacher showed a movie about state history.
(b) The day on which the teacher taught on a specific topic.
(c) The day on which students were tested on math facts.
(d) The day on which students were tested on spelling words.

2. Who dies on the day of the narrator's story in Murderers?
(a) Marsha Bernstein.
(b) Harold Cohen.
(c) Arnold Bloom.
(d) Melvin Bloom.

3. In Lawns, how does the narrator describe her mother?
(a) "Ms. I-know-everything-and-you-don't."
(b) "Ms. I'm-going-to-be-perfect."
(c) "Ms. America."
(d) "Ms. Everything-will-be-alright."

4. In the story Rules of Invisible Strength, what is invisible strength?
(a) A superhero's powers.
(b) A strategy for winning arguments and respect from others.
(c) Muscle toning and strength.
(d) Religious instruction.

5. What do Margaret's family members learn about Dr. Sakuma?
(a) He was the father of her children.
(b) He was her grandfather, a white man.
(c) He was the teacher who inspired her to learn.
(d) He was the man who named her Many Wounds.

6. What do Connie and Arnold find they are both listening to on the radio at the same time?
(a) Bobby King.
(b) Rolling Stones.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Elvis.

7. Where does the narrator of Lawns go to college?
(a) Radcliffe.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Amherst.

8. In Aunt Granny Lith, what does Nomey give Beth to wear?
(a) A piece of moley root.
(b) A gold necklace.
(c) A chain or garlic.
(d) A new dress.

9. In the story Trains, how old are Danica and Jane?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Twelve years old.

10. In Aunt Granny Lith, when did Casey's first wife die?
(a) Six years after they were married.
(b) The day after the wedding.
(c) The day after their child was born.
(d) A month after the wedding.

11. Who is Blankenship?
(a) A psychiartist.
(b) A law partner.
(c) A fellow scientist at the university.
(d) A petty thief who seeks Elliot's help.

12. In Daddy Garbage, who is Lemuel Strayhorn?
(a) A policeman.
(b) An ice cream peddler.
(c) A snowball cart owner.
(d) A shoe salesman.

13. What do most of the PFC and Spec4s carry with them?
(a) An M-60 rifle.
(b) An M-79 gas-operated rifle.
(c) An M-16 gas-operated assault rifle.
(d) An M-79 gas-operated assault rifle.

14. What did Aunt Granny Lith ask Casey to do?
(a) To marry her.
(b) To kill her.
(c) To love her.
(d) To move her.

15. What does the narrator of the story Home do for a living while she is living with her mother?
(a) She is a school counselor.
(b) She is a second grade teacher.
(c) She is a math tutor.
(d) She is a tutor for remedial reading students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator of Lawns fall in love with the second time she sees him?

2. How old is Connie in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

3. Where do the narrator of Dog Heaven and her family live?

4. What question does G.R. ask Cody after hearing the story of what happened to Cody after his nap on the rocks?

5. In Rules of the Game, who in the narrator's family received a chess set at the annual church Christmas party?

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