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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," where does the speaker play the piano?
(a) The library.
(b) The hotel.
(c) A room with no roof.
(d) His teacher's house.

2. In "Dear Sara," what do sleeping elephants look like?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Blurred boulders.
(c) Golf courses.
(d) Highways.

3. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker do with his one short beautiful life?
(a) Give it away.
(b) Spend it making money.
(c) Spend it on sadness.
(d) Lose it on a winning streak.

4. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what do the dinosaur's eyes have?
(a) One image of his father.
(b) One image of his mother.
(c) Stars.
(d) A broken blood vessel.

5. In "American Legend," what does the dog do after the crash?
(a) Barks.
(b) Dies.
(c) Escapes into the woods.
(d) Eats.

6. In "Dear Sara," how old is Sara?
(a) 19.
(b) 10.
(c) 32.
(d) 7.

7. In "American Legend," who is driving?
(a) The mother.
(b) The speaker.
(c) The friend.
(d) The speaker's father.

8. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara question?
(a) How to take care of pets.
(b) The meaning of life.
(c) If love is really real.
(d) The point of writing.

9. What does the speaker compare childhood to in "Dear Peter"?
(a) A heist.
(b) A cage.
(c) A century.
(d) A shell game.

10. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara's name sharpen against?
(a) Her friendship.
(b) The leaves.
(c) Her anger.
(d) The marble of her mother's teeth.

11. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the boy do after his sifts at McDonald's?
(a) Cry in his car.
(b) Race his car.
(c) Eat.
(d) Call his mother.

12. In "You Guys," what does the speaker say it is hard to tell from breathing?
(a) Gender.
(b) Longevity.
(c) Love.
(d) Intent.

13. In "Beautiful Short Loser, what does the speaker tell the police officer who pulls him over he does not believe in?
(a) Love.
(b) Time.
(c) Money.
(d) Friendship.

14. What does the speaker do at 2 a.m. in "You Guys"?
(a) Brush his teeth.
(b) Sing.
(c) Go drinking.
(d) Eat.

15. In "Beautiful Short Loser," who does the speaker imagine sometimes when he cannot sleep?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Michael Hynes.
(d) Barishnikov.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dear Sara," what does the speaker compare his own hands to?

2. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker think he is on?

3. In "Dear Peter," what book does the speaker find in the reading room?

4. In "You Guys," what friend does the speaker watch television with?

5. What was no one at the bridge, according to the speaker, in "Skinny Dipping"?

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