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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Larry do to save his sister when they were children?
(a) Pile hay underneath her.
(b) Get another ladder.
(c) Catch her.
(d) Call their father.

2. What is the name of the young man's special lady in The Man Who Loved Flowers?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Rita.
(c) Norma.
(d) Her name is not mentioned.

3. Where do Burt and Vicky end up while they are driving?
(a) A lake.
(b) A forest.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Cornfields.

4. What connection does Ed have with Elizabeth's boyfriend?
(a) Ed is in love with him.
(b) Ed killed him.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are brothers.

5. Why did Katrina let go when Larry told her to even though she didn't know what he was planning?
(a) Because she trusted him.
(b) Because she knew he was piling hay underneath her.
(c) Because she knew he called their father.
(d) Because she knew he had another ladder ready.

6. What year is The Man Who Loved Flowers set in?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1966.

7. Which of the following is not something the person who comes to mow Harold's lawn does?
(a) Eats the lawn cuttings like a goat.
(b) Eats a woodchuck.
(c) Eats a squirrel.
(d) He is naked.

8. What ailment does the man who enters the bar in One for the Road have?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Hives.
(c) Frostbite.
(d) Chicken pox.

9. What do people think when they see the young man in The Man Who Loved Flowers?
(a) That he is rich.
(b) That he is in love.
(c) That he is insane.
(d) That he is stupid.

10. Why does Vicky honk the car horn?
(a) Because the police officers discover them.
(b) Because she is impatient and wants to leave.
(c) Because the cornfields have come to life and attack the car.
(d) Because a bunch of kids are converging on the car, attempting to attack.

11. What do the people nickname the killer in Strawberry Spring?
(a) Strawberry Jack.
(b) Strawberry Spring Jack.
(c) Springheel Jack.
(d) Spring Jack.

12. What is the consequence of Morrison cheating his first time on the program to quit smoking?
(a) His wife will recieve an electric shock.
(b) His son will receive an electric shock.
(c) His daughter will recieve an electric shock.
(d) He will recieve an electric shock.

13. In The Ledge, what is Stan Norris' profession?
(a) He is a drug dealer.
(b) He teachs tennis.
(c) He is a love counselor.
(d) He is a mobster.

14. In The Woman in the Room, what is Johnny's mother dying of?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A6.
(c) Frostbite.
(d) Fever.

15. What causes the narrator of Strawberry Spring to flashback?
(a) A story on the television.
(b) A story on the radio.
(c) Seeing his old college friend.
(d) An article in the newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what sort of intention about smoking does Dick Morrison go to Quitters, Inc.?

2. To whom is Jerusalem's Lot rumored to be the home of?

3. Why does Harold decide to hire someone to mow his lawn?

4. What event causes Harold Parkette in The Lawnmower Man to sell his mower?

5. How does Ed help Elizabeth?

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