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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. In the Story 7 narrator's flashback, how many shots did Michelle fire at him?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. In Story 8, what is the military woman at the tavern's marital status?
(a) Newly married.
(b) Recently widowed.
(c) Single.
(d) Recently divorce.

3. 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.

4. Who is pregnant in the beginning of Story 7?
(a) Wayne's wife.
(b) Georgie's fiance.
(c) The narrator's girlfriend.
(d) Richard's daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long has the narrator been working at the hospital in Story 6?

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

4. According to the narrator in Story 8, where does the narrator meet the "second man"?

5. In Story 9, what city is the narrator in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Briefly describe the "second man" in Story 8.

4. Discuss the relationship between John Smith and Michelle.

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

6. Who is the narrator searching for in Seattle in Story 9? What does he recall about this person?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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