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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003’ that she is a promising writer?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) Her college advisor.
(c) Her girlfriend.
(d) Her boyfriend.

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

3. What is Lam Kien?
(a) A TV show.
(b) A diner.
(c) A beauty salon.
(d) A city.

4. Who is Paul?
(a) A fake cat.
(b) A real dog.
(c) A fake dog.
(d) A real cat.

5. Who shares an apartment in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) No one shares an apartment.
(b) Pip and the narrator.
(c) The narrator and Kate.
(d) Pip and Blanca.

6. What food does the little boy ask the narrator about in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?
(a) Eggplant parmesan.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Spaghetti.

7. Who has a twin sister named Pauline?
(a) Madeleine L’Engle's husband.
(b) Theresa.
(c) Madeleine L’Engle.
(d) Allen.

8. Who does Pip leave the narrator for in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?
(a) Stacy.
(b) Kate.
(c) Allen.
(d) Gwen.

9. What does the narrator in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ do with Leanne?
(a) She talks with her.
(b) She bakes with her.
(c) She walks with her.
(d) She has sex with her.

10. Who is Kate?
(a) Pip's sister.
(b) The narrator's girlfriend in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.
(c) Pip's girlfriend.
(d) Pip's mother.

11. Who is Allen?
(a) The narrator's boss in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.
(b) The narrator's father in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.
(c) The narrator's brother in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.
(d) The narrator's friend in 'Something That Needs Nothing'.

12. What class does the narrator take in 'Ten True Things'?
(a) Pottery class.
(b) Yoga class.
(c) Pilates class.
(d) Sewing class.

13. Where does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ work?
(a) A college.
(b) A special needs school.
(c) A high school.
(d) A music venue.

14. Who says romance is not real in 'It Was Romance'?
(a) The class instructor.
(b) The swim coach.
(c) The head chef.
(d) The track coach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shy Panther?

2. Who does Dana try to befriend in 'Ten True Things’?

3. Why is the narrator no longer friends with Tammy in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

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

5. Who is Eleanor?

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