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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 "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is the first indication that the worker is undergoing cancer treatment?
(a) Chemo anti-nausea medication.
(b) Chemo injection syringes.
(c) "Chemo-glam cotton headscarf."
(d) A book about chemo.

2. In "Künstlerroman," when does the speaker dance with his mother?
(a) During a wedding.
(b) During his own graduation.
(c) During a huge snowstorm.
(d) During her second wedding.

3. In "Nothing," what does the speaker imagine as rising from the bread?
(a) Spells.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Poems.

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

5. In "Nothing," what does the speaker brush from Peter's beard?
(a) Fuzz.
(b) Crumbs.
(c) Ice.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Künstlerroman," what birthday does the speaker revisit?

2. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say the word for weakness is in his language?

3. In "Scavengers," what does the speaker compare himself and his lover to?

4. In "Nothing," what does Peter's grandmother survive?

5. In "Nothing," what do ghosts who are family say?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Nothing," what does the speaker wonder about himself and Peter?

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

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

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

6. Where does the speaker in "The Punctum" visit?

7. In "Scavengers," what kind of imagery does the speaker use?

8. What does the speaker make a list of in "Reasons for Staying"?

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

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

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