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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. Where is Muriel Glass' hotel located?
(a) New York City.
(b) Jacksonville, Florida.
(c) Miami, Florida.
(d) Charlotte, North Carolina.

2. How does Ginnie describe Selena's living room?
(a) Expensive and cheesy.
(b) Cheap but classy.
(c) Cheap and cheesy.
(d) Expensive and classy.

3. How does Walt die?
(a) In combat.
(b) A stove explodes.
(c) Old age.
(d) In a car accident.

4. Eloise thinks that if you are going to be a nun, you should at least______?
(a) Sing.
(b) Write.
(c) Cry.
(d) Laugh.

5. How does Eloise and Mary Jane become friends?
(a) They are sisters.
(b) They are college roommates.
(c) They work together.
(d) They are cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the main character of the story, The Laughing Man, get lost?

2. What size shoe does Ginnie wear?

3. Who is Franklin?

4. Where does Selena's brother meet Ginnie's sister?

5. Who dies of cancer and weighs just 62 pounds in the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads the reader to believe that tension is building throughout the story?

2. Why does Eloise so fondly remember Walt?

3. Who is the Chief?

4. What makes the reader think that perhaps Eric is not allowed into the military because he is homosexual?

5. Why does Ginnie think Selena's brother looks goofy?

6. Why does Ginnie suddenly forgive Selena's debt?

7. What do Walt and Jimmy Jimmereeno have in common in the story Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut?

8. Why are Mary Jane and Eloise good friends for each other?

9. Why is the setting appropriate for the story, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut?

10. What happens with Seymour and the trees?

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