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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. According to the narrator of Story 9, Happy Hour is also referred to as ________.
(a) Power Hour.
(b) After Hour.
(c) Darkest Hour.
(d) Rush Hour.

2. What two people is the narrator calling for in the streets in Story 8?
(a) Adam and Shasha.
(b) Maury and Carol.
(c) Lauren and Kevin.
(d) Brent and Stacy.

3. How long does Happy Hour last in Story 9?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 3 hours.

4. What happens to the baby rabbits at the end of Story 6?
(a) Georgie runs them over.
(b) They hop away.
(c) A bird snatches them.
(d) The narrator squishes them.

5. What part of the hospital is the narrator working at in Story 6?
(a) The morgue.
(b) Labor and delivery room.
(c) The Emergency Room.
(d) The cardiac arrest room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military is the woman the narrator dances with at the tavern in Story 8?

2. Who is the clerk in the Emergency Room in Story 6?

3. According to the narrator of Story 6, where he is now, how many weeks of winter occur in September?

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

5. What is Georgie referring to when he says, "We killed the mother and saved the children"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Briefly discuss the three train rides the narrator recalls in Story 7.

4. Discuss the importance of Terrence's knife in Story 6.

5. What role does Terrence play in Story 6? How do the other characters in the story handle Terrence's situation?

6. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.

7. What key point does the narrator make between the intimacy between men and women in Story 7?

8. Explain how the relationship between the Story 8 narrator and military wife at the bar reinforces the theme of the tension between desperation and compassion.

9. Where does the action of the second part of Story 8 take place? Describe this location.

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

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