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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. Why does John make a snide comment to Gabriel in The Outing?
(a) He is bolstered by his friends.
(b) He is annoyed.
(c) He is angered.
(d) He wants to impress his girlfriend.

2. In Previous Conditions, what does Peter realize after he has a few drinks in Harlem?
(a) He misses home.
(b) He wants to move to Harlem.
(c) He does not fit in there, either.
(d) He feels at home.

3. Where does Eric's mom send him when he arrives home for supper?
(a) The barn.
(b) The water pump.
(c) The shed.
(d) The outhouse.

4. Who goes to intercept Gabriel as he comes home in The Rockpile?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) John.
(c) Roy.
(d) Sister McCandless.

5. Who is crying in another room upon Gabriel's return home?
(a) His oldest son.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boy's mother concerned about when her son comes home injured?

2. Who decides to go join his friends one day while they play across the street from the Grimes' apartment?

3. Where does Jamie tell Eric his father wants to see him at in The Man Child?

4. In Previous Conditions, what is Peter threatened with that makes him agree to leave the apartment building?

5. What did Eric's father buy from Jamie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Elizabeth fears in The Rockpile.

2. Why is John unhappy at the end of The Outing?

3. In The Outing, why does Gabriel get angry and feel powerless?

4. Describe what Previous Condition is about.

5. In The Man Child, describe Eric's conversation with his father about his inheritance.

6. Who is Sylvia?

7. In Previous Condition, what does Peter do at the end of the story?

8. Who is David in The Outing?

9. Describe what the Grimes boys do on Saturdays.

10. Describe Peter in Previous Condition.

(see the answer keys)

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