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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 "Café Mort," who comes in with the electrocuted woman?
(a) Her nurse.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her daughter.
2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is the rhetorical purpose of mentioning the rip in Ned's parka?
(a) It introduces Ned's capacity for violence.
(b) It reveals the family's poverty.
(c) It reinforces how young he is.
(d) It demonstrates that he is careless.
3. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what does Ned like about staying with his aunt?
(a) The food and the television.
(b) The lack of rules.
(c) She is the only one who will talk about his mother.
(d) His uncle Rob's collection of sports memorabilia.
4. In "Café Mort," which waitress has been at the café the longest?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Karen.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Rita.
5. At the end of "Café Mort," what question does Rita ask the narrator on page 101?
(a) "Can you help me?"
(b) "Have we lost you?"
(c) "Do you remember?"
(d) "How long will you stay?"
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Why I Don't Write," what does the narrator have a dream about?
2. On page 71 of "Why I Don't Write," of which author does the narrator say, "Open any page...and have the top of your head taken off"?
3. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is Ned embarrassed about when he remembers coming to Boston Common with his mother seven years before?
4. On page 75 of "Why I Don't Write," the exclamation point in "Passing a man who holds your gaze!" is likely meant to convey what emotions?
5. In "Café Mort," what attitude is more common among the late-night customers?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the second paragraph of "Why I Don't Write," what is the implication of the list following the phrase "then it all stops" (65)?
2. In "While It Lasts," what does Isabel want from Bonnie, and why?
3. In "Boston Common at Twilight," why does Ned not try to get away or yell for help?
4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what clues does Minot offer that the woman in the park might be biologically male?
5. In "Café Mort," why would some of the waitresses be "proud" of their jobs (89)?
6. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what alternative place to stay is available to Ned, and why does he prefer to stay with his aunt?
7. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator mean when, on page 89, she says "It's always an endless night"?
8. In "While It Lasts," what is Isabel's main complaint about Richard, and what does she think is the cause of the problem?
9. In "Café Mort," what does her experience at the café teach the narrator about being "lucky" in life?
10. What question begins "Why I Don't Write," and how is this question related to the rest of the story?
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