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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the tavern across from the hospital that the narrator goes to in Story 8?
(a) Bella's.
(b) Kelly's.
(c) Christy's.
(d) Dakota's.

2. What is Pig Alley?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A farm.
(c) A bar.
(d) A night club.

3. In Story 8, the narrator tells the military woman from the tavern that he is locked out of his ________.
(a) House.
(b) Friend's house.
(c) Bank account.
(d) Car.

4. According to the narrator in Story 10, the nurses at the hospital are pumping ________ by the quart.
(a) Demerol.
(b) Haldol.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Vicodin.

5. In Story 7, the narrator recalls that on his ________ birthday, Michelle tried to ________ the narrator.
(a) 30th / marry.
(b) 21st / leave.
(c) 24th / shoot.
(d) 18th / stab.

6. Where does the narrator say the "second man" from Story 8 is from?
(a) France.
(b) Poland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Ireland.

7. What motel is the narrator and Michelle staying at in Story 7?
(a) Rebel Motel.
(b) Economy Inn.
(c) Motel 6.
(d) Red Roof Inn.

8. Who is the orderly at the hospital is a friend of the narrator in Story 6?
(a) Georgie.
(b) Max.
(c) Billy.
(d) Niel.

9. Why does the narrator go to the Savoy Hotel in Story 7?
(a) To hide from Michelle.
(b) To look for Michelle.
(c) To book a room.
(d) To buy drugs.

10. How many baby rabbits were there in Story 6?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

11. Why does the narrator of Story 8 not take the military woman from the tavern to a motel?
(a) He can't afford it.
(b) He doesn't want to have relations with her.
(c) His friend is waiting for him.
(d) He doesn't want to leave the tavern.

12. While hiking through the woods in Story 6, the narrator and Georgie stumble upon what they think is a(n) ________, but it is actually a(n) ________.
(a) Horse ranch / bull ranch.
(b) Drive-in movie theater / pet cemetary.
(c) Indian graveyard / playground.
(d) Military graveyard / drive-in movie theater.

13. What is the narrator of Story 10 referring to when he says to bill, "Pay me back when they give you yours"?
(a) Gum.
(b) Candy.
(c) Money.
(d) Cigarettes.

14. Who does the wounded man in the Emergency Room in Story 6 accuse of injuring him?
(a) His friend.
(b) Himself.
(c) His wife.
(d) His dog.

15. How does Michelle die in Story 7?
(a) She is in a car accident.
(b) She hangs herself.
(c) She overdoses on pills.
(d) She is murdered.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Story 8, ________ is Seattle's much favored sad jukebox song.

2. Where is the narrator in Story 10?

3. According to the narrator of Story 9, Happy Hour is also referred to as ________.

4. Who says in Story 8, "In Warsaw, my city, we drive in the park after twelve in the night, but the rules are saying no, you must not go to the park after this time, 12pm middle-night"?

5. The narrator defines Michelle in Story 7 as all of the following except for which?

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