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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," what were the Russian dancer's dances about when she was alive?
(a) Hope.
(b) Despair.
(c) Love.
(d) Anger.
2. In "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie think is Isabel's problem with finding love?
(a) She thinks that Isabel's drinking turns men off.
(b) She thinks that Isabel's standards are too high.
(c) She thinks that Isabel is not serious enough about life.
(d) She thinks that Isabel might not actually be attracted to men.
3. In "Why I Don't Write," what family member does the narrator have a conflict with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her brother.
4. In "Café Mort," what is true of all of the employees?
(a) They are in limbo.
(b) They are figments of the narrator's imagination.
(c) They are in mourning.
(d) They are dead.
5. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what sport is Ned involved in?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Football.
(d) Diving.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Café Mort," who comes in with the electrocuted woman?
2. In "While It Lasts," why is Bonnie unable to hear the last thing that Mr. Buffy tries to tell her?
3. In "Boston Common at Twilight," why are Ned's parents splitting up?
4. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator guess about the man "with eyes ringed like a raccoon's" (94)?
5. At the end of "Café Mort," what question does Rita ask the narrator on page 101?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "While It Lasts," what does Isabel want from Bonnie, and why?
2. In "While It Lasts," why does Bonnie think that George is a particularly good match for her?
3. 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)?
4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what clues does Minot offer that the woman in the park might be biologically male?
5. In "While It Lasts," what is Isabel's main complaint about Richard, and what does she think is the cause of the problem?
6. In "Café Mort," why would some of the waitresses be "proud" of their jobs (89)?
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," how does the knapsack embody George's personality?
9. On page 73 of "Why I Don't Write," what is the effect of the single word change from "I don't read it anymore" to the later item "I don't read anymore"?
10. In "Boston Common at Twilight," why does Ned end up taking an earlier train than usual, and how does this matter to the story's plot?
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