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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 story Emergency, how long has the narrator been working in the emergency room when his story begins?
(a) About three weeks.
(b) About a year.
(c) About six months.
(d) About three months.

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

3. In the story The Girl, why does the speaker suggest growing okra far away from the house?
(a) Okra smells bad.
(b) Okra attracts deer.
(c) Okra trees harbor red ants.
(d) Okra has deep roots.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the story Wickedness take place?

3. In Minor Heroism, who is posing in the famous picture with the narrator's father?

4. What does the older son in Minor Heroism do for a living?

5. What does Bryan tell his father to do with the picture he has drawn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dzia-Dzia describe Chopin's death?

3. In the story The Fat Girl,When Louise examines herself in a mirror, what parts of her body does she like? What parts does she hate?

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. In the story Chopin in Winter, what do Michael and Dzia-Dzia talk about at night and why?

7. In the story All the Way in Flagstaff, Arizona, what does Walter keep hidden in the wheel well of the spare tire in the car? Why?

8. Who are the main characters in River of Names, and how are they different from each other?

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

10. In the story Wickedness, what happens in Nebraska on the twelfth of January, 1888? How does this affect the townspeople?

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