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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What toy does Madeleine bring with her as Maddie drags the children out of the house?
(a) A doll.
(b) A rattle.
(c) A tea cup.
(d) A teddy bear.

2. In "The Store", where was the protagonist's first job?
(a) His mother's laundry business.
(b) The gas station.
(c) Penny's store.
(d) Atlas Printing Co.

3. Which school does the protagonist of "The Store" graduate from?
(a) Dunbar.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Seaton.
(d) Walker-Jackson.

4. What does Samuel Sr. say to his sister after he kills Angie?
(a) "I stabbed her a lot".
(b) "The gun went off".
(c) "I didn't do it".
(d) "Angie's dead".

5. In "Gospel", how old is Anita?
(a) 30.
(b) 32.
(c) 25.
(d) 35.

6. When does Lonney marry Brenda?
(a) April.
(b) October.
(c) March.
(d) November.

7. What does Joyce drink after speaking with Pearl?
(a) A glass of whiskey.
(b) A fifth of vodka.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) The only beer in the house.

8. On what day does Lydia's mother die?
(a) July 29th.
(b) July 31st.
(c) October 2nd.
(d) August 9th.

9. Where does Mildred want to go during the conversation with the woman?
(a) The corner store.
(b) Church.
(c) Home.
(d) Woolworth's.

10. What is Mildred following through the city?
(a) A map to her friend's house.
(b) A taxi cab.
(c) A yellow butterfly.
(d) A series of directions given to her by her son.

11. In "The Store", how long had the protagonist been out of work before he responded to the ad in the newspaper?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3-4 months.
(d) 5 weeks.

12. What was the movie that Lydia went to see on her first date?
(a) "Saturday Night Fever".
(b) "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
(c) "Grease".
(d) "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

13. What makes Vivian pause to think how many days she had been on a diet?
(a) The smell of coffee and bacon.
(b) The doughnuts in the choir room.
(c) The smell of baking bread as they drive by a bakery.
(d) The breakfast Diane serves her children before she leaves with Vivian.

14. What color car does Penny drive?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

15. In "The Store", how old was the protagonist when he decided to quit his first job?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the protagonist of "The Store" get by day-to-day without a job?

2. How long did Pearl think babies needed to breastfeed in order to be healthy?

3. How many members does the House of the Solitary Savior have?

4. In "An Orange Line Train to Ballston", what part of the train system fascinates Marvin?

5. Why is Marvella embarrassed to publicly scold her child?

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