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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 "Künstlerroman," who does the man in the movie end up being?
(a) A famous actor.
(b) The speaker's best friend.
(c) The speaker.
(d) The speaker's father.

2. In "Not Even," what does the speaker want to say to his mother as her body bag is zipped?
(a) Finally.
(b) Get out of there.
(c) Godspeed.
(d) You won.

3. In "Künstlerroman," what birthday does the speaker revisit?
(a) His thirtieth.
(b) His seventh.
(c) His twentieth.
(d) His tenth.

4. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say a morgue can also be?
(a) A church.
(b) A community center.
(c) An omen.
(d) A library.

5. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the speaker's "last address"?
(a) His mind.
(b) His island.
(c) His body.
(d) His apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what painkiller does the worker buy?

2. In "Künstlerroman," what is the name of the dog the speaker lost?

3. In "Reasons for Staying," mercy is small, but what is smaller?

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

5. Who were the victims of the poorly-documented lynchings in "The Punctum"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the poem "Toy Boat" about?

2. Where does the main in the movie keep returning to in "Künstlerroman"?

3. What are some reasons the speaker wants to stay in his hometown in "Reasons for Staying"?

4. What particular item in "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker" is ominous and morbid?

5. What items point to the suffering of the speaker's mother in "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker"?

6. What does the speaker in "The Punctum" learn about?

7. Where does the speaker see himself in "Tell Me Something Good"?

8. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what does the reader learn about the speaker's mother?

9. Who does the speaker wish to communicate with in "No One Knows the Way to Heaven"?

10. What does the speaker do with the movie in "Künstlerroman"?

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