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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. At what time of year does "Boston Common at Twilight" take place?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Thanksgiving.
2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," how many times has Ned seen his father since his father broke the news about his separation from their mother?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.
3. In "Why I Don't Write," what does the narrator say "used ot be more awful" (72)?
(a) Despair.
(b) Death.
(c) Hope.
(d) Life.
4. In "Café Mort," which waitress has been at the café the longest?
(a) Sharon.
(b) Karen.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Rita.
5. On page 108 of "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to feel "something hot and terrible rush through him"?
(a) The woman shows Ned the knife.
(b) He notices that the woman may be trying to disguise her biological sex.
(c) The woman tells Ned that he will need to come back to her apartment.
(d) The woman grabs Ned's arm.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Café Mort," what were the Russian dancer's dances about when she was alive?
2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," where is Ned's family home?
3. In "Café Mort," how did the narrator's "beloved" die?
4. In "While It Lasts," what does George do for a living?
5. In "Café Mort," how does the narrator unwind after a shift at work?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator mean when, on page 89, she says "It's always an endless night"?
2. In "While It Lasts," what subject does Isabel keep making bitter jokes about, and why does she do this?
3. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what clues does Minot offer that the woman in the park might be biologically male?
4. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is implied by the last section of the story, that takes place as Ned grows into adulthood?
5. At the end of "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie realize about her relationship?
6. In "Café Mort," why would some of the waitresses be "proud" of their jobs (89)?
7. In "Café Mort," why does the narrator say that the stream of advice coming from the patrons is "either instructive or ironic, depending on your perspective" (93)?
8. What question begins "Why I Don't Write," and how is this question related to the rest of the story?
9. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator need to rid herself of before she can leave the café?
10. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the page 69 phrase "The thumping far below the floor" an allusion to, and what is its thematic significance?
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