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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. Who does Wayne stop to see after he and the narrator finish work?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His son.

2. What is Wayne referring to in Story 5 when he says, "It is my sacrifice"?
(a) Working to make money.
(b) Buying drinks.
(c) Marriage with his wife.
(d) His outlook on life.

3. Whose birthday is it in Story 4?
(a) Jack Hotel.
(b) Dundun.
(c) The narrator.
(d) McInnes.

4. In Story 2, where does the narrator meet the "first man"?
(a) After a baseball game.
(b) After a football game.
(c) After a parade.
(d) After a dance.

5. What type of party is Jack Hotel throwing for himself at the bar in Story 3?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) A bachelor party.
(c) A going away party.
(d) A welcome home party.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Story 5, the narrator says, "Your husband will beat you with a(n) ________ and the bus will pull away leaving you standing there in tears, but you were my ________."

2. According to the narrator in Story 1, who was snoring loudly and rudely after the car accident?

3. What is the narrator and his girlfriend's drug of choice in Story 5?

4. What time does the car accident in Story 1 occur?

5. In Story 5, whose ex-girlfriend did the narrator end up marrying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator of Story 3 receive money from?

2. Discuss the scene where the narrator and his friends meet their new companion in Story 2.

3. Describe The Vine as seen in Story 3.

4. Discuss the mini-theme of the manifestation of nature a seen in Story 1.

5. What does the term "sacrifice" refer to when Wayne says, "It is my sacrifice" after the narrator offers to buy a round of beers at The Vine.

6. Discuss the mini-theme of the randomness of existence as seen in Story 1.

7. Discuss the narrator's relationship with the three women in Story 5.

8. Who is Richard and Tom? Discuss the friendship the narrator has with these two men.

9. The most telling image is the one quoted in Story 1 that of the narrator being showered with human blood. What does being "showered with human blood" represent?

10. Define and discuss imagery which is found in Story 2.

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