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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. Toward the end of the story Jimmy becomes a/n:
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Evangelist.
(c) Record producer.
(d) Telephone operator.

2. A man knocks on a woman's door, hoping to sell a lampshade. What part of the man's body is missing?
(a) Feet.
(b) Hands.
(c) Leg.
(d) Ear.

3. What is the man's first name?
(a) Kirk.
(b) Kenneth.
(c) Konrad.
(d) Keith.

4. How many kids does the couple have?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

5. What is the name of the man's wife?
(a) Candy.
(b) Karen.
(c) Carol.
(d) Carla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people complaining about in "From the Floodlands?"

2. What is the only item that does not break?

3. In "The Appalachian Trail," a woman has decided to hike the ______ mile length of the trail.

4. How many years has the couple been married?

5. The people relate the view to their _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the actions of the bears in Chile in "Brilliant Silence." Why do the bears act this way?

2. How does the woman intend to trick her boyfriend in "I Get Smart?"

3. Explain the scene between the woman and the salesman in the "Lampshade Vendor."

4. Explain why Mr. Mumsford is so angry. What does the man intend to do? Why?

5. In "Mandy Shupe," a mother tells her young daughter about Mandy Shupe, a Mennonite woman who goes a bit wild. The basic story is told and the mother's purpose for the parable as well as the grown up daughter's reaction explained.

6. What is the main issue with Jimmy in the beginning of "Ponderosa?"

7. Give some examples of the man's experiences in "Subtotals."

8. In "The Colonel," what is the situation with the men at dinner?

9. Why do the man and his young lover have such varying opinions on what they see in "Everything is Green?"

10. "The Father" discusses the birth of a new baby and the family resemblance. What opinions are voiced?

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