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

2. In Rock Springs, what is the narrator's daughter's name?
(a) Susan.
(b) Cheryl.
(c) Lacy.
(d) Edna.

3. What is Walter's problem?
(a) He is an alcoholic.
(b) He is dying of cancer.
(c) He is having an affair.
(d) He is losing his memory.

4. In Testimony of Pilot, who is Lillian?
(a) A girl the narrator of the story has a crush on in college.
(b) Quadberry's girlfriend.
(c) Radcleve's sister.
(d) The narrator's mother.

5. What does Ad Magic have in his mouth when the bus crashes?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A horsehound lozenge.
(c) Gum.
(d) A lollypop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nick and Karen do on Sundays?

2. In the story White Horse, who arrives in the light green Mercedes to help the horse?

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

4. When does the story The First Day take place?

5. What does Georgie hit when he is driving around with the narrator after their shifts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the woman in The Darling meet Lenny?

2. In the story Emergency, who is Terrence Weber? What unusual thing has happened to him?

3. In Testimony of Pilot, how does Quadberry get the scar over his right eye?

4. In The Fat Girl, what is the secret that follows Louise from high school to college?

5. In A Romantic Weekend, how long do Beth and her companion stay in Washington,D.C. and how do they return home? Why did they actually make the trip?

6. What are some of the things the speaker in Girl encourages the young girl to learn how to do in the home?

7. Why does Delores kill her husband Michael in Scott Bradfield's story "The Darling"?

8. In the story Cathedral, who is Robert and how does he enter the story?

9. Who is speaking in Girl, and to who is she directing her instructions?

10. Who is Hattie Benedict in Wickedness, and how does she survive the blizzard?

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