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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets irritated with the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003'?
(a) Madeleine L’Engle neighbor.
(b) Madeleine L’Engle lawyer.
(c) Madeleine L’Engle.
(d) Madeleine L’Engle's husband.

2. Who is the narrator in love with in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) Her neighbor.
(c) Her childhood friend.
(d) Her boss.

3. Who are Astrid and Tallulah?
(a) Two babysitters.
(b) Pip and Kate's alter egos.
(c) Two personal chefs.
(d) Pip and the narrator's fake names in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’.

4. Who is Leanne?
(a) A woman who Kate and the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ have sex with.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A sex worker.
(d) A TV star.

5. Who lives across from Lam Kien?
(a) Maria.
(b) The narrator of ‘The Boy from Lam Kien’.
(c) Gwen.
(d) The narrator from 'The Sister'.

6. Who is against the idea of working in a peep show in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Pip.
(b) Allen.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Kate.

7. Who is Eleanor?
(a) A chef.
(b) A movie star.
(c) A movie director.
(d) A rockstar.

8. Who does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ catch cheating?
(a) Madeleine L’Engle's husband.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Madeleine L’Engle.

9. Who takes a Chinese class in college in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Bette.
(c) Leisha.
(d) Steve.

10. Where does Kate's dad work?
(a) A high school.
(b) Home Depot.
(c) Lowe's.
(d) Berryman's Lumber and Supply.

11. What is the age difference between Steve K and the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

12. Who gets jobs as furniture sanders in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) The narrator and Allen.
(b) Kate and Pip.
(c) The narrator and Kate.
(d) The narrator and Pip.

13. Who works at Berryman's Lumber and Supply?
(a) Kate.
(b) Pip.
(c) Allen.
(d) Gwen.

14. For how long does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ care for a man dying of cancer?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) A year.

15. Who is Steve K?
(a) A special needs student.
(b) A trainer.
(c) A sushi chef.
(d) An Olympian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator sob on the street in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

2. Who is Kate?

3. What is Lam Kien?

4. Who does Pip leave the narrator for in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

5. Who runs away from home in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

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