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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. Who is the author of "Why Don't You Dance?"?
(a) Carl Raymond.
(b) Christoper Roy.
(c) Richard Copper.
(d) Raymond Carver.
2. What word does the author use for chest of drawers in the story?
(a) Chiffonier.
(b) Cabinet.
(c) Bureau.
(d) Dresser.
3. What is the first thing the boy plugs in when they stop in the man's driveway to look at the items?
(a) The TV.
(b) The portable heater.
(c) The blender.
(d) The record player.
4. What does the boy say about the pillow when the girl asks how it feels?
(a) It stinks.
(b) Firm.
(c) Old.
(d) Soft.
5. What part of the house is the man in at the start of the story?
(a) Living Room.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Kitchen.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Jack feel uneasy getting on the bed with the girl?
2. What word does she use to describe what the people who set the items outside of the house must be?
3. What does the boy say to the girl when she tells him to kiss her on the bed?
4. What item does the boy say is "pretty good" (3) before going to see if anybody is home?
5. What does the boy say he is going to do after the second time the girl tells him to kiss her on the bed?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the boy and girl bargain with the man for the items they ask about? Who seems in charge of the negotiations?
2. What is inside the man's house at the start of the story?
3. Why is the boy hesitant to lay on the bed with the girl when she asks him?
4. How did people react when they drove by and saw all of the man's things outside his house? What does the man realize he has in common with these people?
5. How does the man first appear on the scene? Where is he coming from and what does he have?
6. Why does the girl tell the boy he should offer $10 less than whatever they are asking?
7. Where is the man at the very start of the story? What is he doing? What is he looking at?
8. Why do the boy and the girl need furniture?
9. What does the boy do when he first gets to the house and begins looking at the things?
10. What items does the boy tell the man they are interested in when the man first arrives?
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