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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. Why does Mr. Muirhead say he always talks to young men?
(a) Because he is fascinated with their career choices.
(b) Because he is interested in young men.
(c) Because he is bored talking to his family.
(d) Becaue his wife will not let him talk to young women.

2. In the story Murderers, what does Melvin Bloom tell the boys on the corner one summer afternoon?
(a) The rabbi is home with his wife.
(b) There is a craps game in the alley.
(c) Marsha Bernstein is walking toward them.
(d) The donut shop is giving away donuts.

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

4. What does Daddy Garbage discover in an alley?
(a) A dead baby.
(b) A wounded child.
(c) A bag of money.
(d) A puppy.

5. How old is Connie's sister?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty seven.
(c) Twenty four.
(d) Twenty nine,

Short Answer Questions

1. In Aunt Granny Lith, what does Nomey give Beth to wear?

2. In Dog Heaven, who is Duke?

3. In Rules of the Game, what magazine features an article about the narrator?

4. Where is Elliot's office?

5. Where does Margaret explain her grandmother's wedding dress is?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Moonwalk, who is Margaret Many Wounds and what is happening to her as the story opens? Who is taking care of her?

2. How does Casey know Aunt Granny Lith, and what does he do when he sees her again?

3. In the story Home, what does the narrator's mother say to her to convince the narrator to move in with her for awhile? What help does she offer her daughter in the move?

4. What does G.R. ask Cody after he hears Cody's story of his near accident off the mountain that day?

5. In the short story Aunt Granny Lith, who is Aunt Granny Lith?

6. Who is Vopotik in the story Helping?

7. How does Connie's mother treat her?

8. In the story Helping, who are Elliot and Grace and what do they do for a living? How are their jobs similar and how are they different?

9. Where is the priest going at the end of Departures, and where has he been? How is he traveling?

10. In the story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, who is Arnold French, and how does he strike up a conversation with Connie?

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