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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. When Bill looks back at his life, he says he sees _______.
(a) Wrecked cars.
(b) Flowery meadows.
(c) A dark hole.
(d) A pretty rainbow.

2. Who is the clerk in the Emergency Room in Story 6?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Edward Sweetbay.
(c) Hugh Newton.
(d) Mickey O'Keefe.

3. What animal does Georgie run over in Story 6?
(a) Dog.
(b) Duck.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Rabbit.

4. How long has the narrator been working at the hospital in Story 6?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 16 weeks.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. Story 9 opens with the narrator saying he was after a ________ who was always in the company of a boy.
(a) 17 year old belly dancer.
(b) 15 year old ballerina.
(c) 14 year old cowgirl.
(d) 16 year old cheerleader.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reveals in Story 7 that the driver of the train is ________.

2. How long does Happy Hour last in Story 9?

3. Why does the narrator go to the Savoy Hotel in Story 7?

4. Where does the narrator say the "second man" from Story 8 is from?

5. What is the name of the wounded man in the Emergency Room in Story 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the irony behind Bill seeing the victims of a car crash as "just meat."

2. How does Bill define him? What is his perspective on the world? Explain.

3. What is the relevance of picketers standing outside the abortion clinic in Story 7?

4. How is Georgie portrayed by the narrator in Story 6. How do the narrator and Georgie know each other?

5. In what way is the title "Emergency" a direct metaphor of the narrator's life in Story 6?

6. In what way is the large horse pill the narrator receives in Story 9 a prize for the narrator?

7. Who is the only female in Story 7 that is given a name? Why is she the only one the narrator names?

8. Discuss the significance of the two men at the hospital the narrator sees in Story 8.

9. Discuss the relevance of the baby rabbits to Story 6.

10. What is Hardee's emergency seen in Story 6?

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