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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what painkiller does the worker buy?
(a) Advil.
(b) Motrin.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Morphine.

2. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," what does the speaker think might be temporary?
(a) Extinction.
(b) Time.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Bliss.

3. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker's mother's boyfriend smell like?
(a) Chips.
(b) Whiskey and oreos.
(c) Antifreeze.
(d) Beer.

4. Where does the speaker say he will not dance alone in "Not Even"?
(a) The homestead.
(b) The club.
(c) The municipal graveyard at midnight.
(d) The rally.

5. In "Not Even," what is the word for love in the speaker's language?
(a) Lin.
(b) Yeu.
(c) Amore.
(d) Fani.

6. In "Künstlerroman," what does the speaker compare cigarettes in the dark to?
(a) Christmas lights.
(b) Hope.
(c) Stars.
(d) Fireflies in a bomb shelter.

7. In "Not Even," what does the woman on the train bring to the speaker?
(a) A scarf.
(b) Tea.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) A sandwich.

8. In "Reasons for Staying," what sounds "like footsteps" when you play it?
(a) The broken piano under a bridge in Windsor.
(b) The window.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The flute.

9. Who were the victims of the poorly-documented lynchings in "The Punctum"?
(a) Mostly bankers.
(b) Mostly Mexican Chinese, and Native American.
(c) Mostly young girls.
(d) Mostly college students.

10. In "Reasons for Staying," how does the speaker describe the suicide of his uncle?
(a) As a result of drug addiction.
(b) As dying on purpose.
(c) As banal.
(d) As a result of isolation.

11. In "Not Even," what does the speaker suggest "made" his people instead of "the crash"?
(a) The sea.
(b) The debris.
(c) The moon.
(d) The sun.

12. In "Nothing," what does Peter's grandmother survive?
(a) The Holocaust.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Dustbowl.
(d) The Korean War.

13. What is each wave in "Toy Boat" like?
(a) A cycle.
(b) A windchime.
(c) A green lamp.
(d) A washing machine.

14. In "Reasons for Staying," mercy is small, but what is smaller?
(a) The stars.
(b) The earth.
(c) The moon.
(d) The sun.

15. In "Nothing," whose recipe is the bread recipe?
(a) The speaker's.
(b) Peter's grandmother's.
(c) The speaker's mother's.
(d) The neighbor's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is the first indication that the worker is undergoing cancer treatment?

2. In "The Punctum," how does the speaker describe "the skill lodged in the gravedigger's hands"?

3. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say he used to be?

4. In "Nothing," what does the speaker imagine as rising from the bread?

5. In "Künstlerroman," what is one tragic scene the speaker revisits?

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