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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 “Watershed,” D’s first husband was what?
(a) A bio-engineer.
(b) A veterinarian.
(c) A chemist.
(d) A pharmacist.

2. In “Eternity, Nanluoguxiang Alley," the speaker is looking for the face of whom amid the faces of others?
(a) Her dead relatives.
(b) Herself and her family.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her neighbors.

3. In "Refuge," the speaker can picture the men walking up Harrison Street and pictures them as if they are who?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her friends.

4. In "4 ½," the speaker describes a little girl who is either found asleep with her stuffed animals in the morning or doing what?
(a) Crying for Mommy to come play with her.
(b) Barging into her mother’s room to wake her up and tell her she has to pee.
(c) Playing with her toys in her room.
(d) Running around the house asking for breakfast.

5. In “Watershed,” how is camera footage described?
(a) Dark and hard to see.
(b) Bright, cheerful, and full of happy music.
(c) Filled with static and grainy with sounds that made it seem like a horror film.
(d) Clear and beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In Your Condition," the speaker hikes up a hill to take photos, much like she did the year before, but only does it for what reason?

2. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” an actor describes how they were given paper to draw what?

3. In “Watershed,” what causes multiple deformities in animals and humans?

4. In “Watershed,” the speaker finishes in italics saying that, for him, God is what?

5. In "Beatific," how do the drivers of the cars feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the audience begin to sense in "Theatrical Improvisation"?

2. What does the speaker in "Eternity: Landscape Painting" say when he or she views the painting?

3. How does the speaker in "Watershed" feel, as he has the sense of being pulled up?

4. In "Eternity: Lama Temple," what does the speaker notice around him or her?

5. What does "New Road Station" say about the speed of history?

6. What takes place in “Urban Youth”?

7. What do the women say to the man, as they crouch down around him in "Theatrical Improvisation"?

8. What malformations are described in "Watershed"?

9. What does the man in "Theatrical Improvisation" say about "these" people?

10. To what is the like girl compared in “4 1/2”?

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