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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. What item does the narrator joke about with François in "Two Scorched Men"?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Orange juice.

2. François’ plays are known for being what?
(a) Short.
(b) Mean.
(c) Hilarious.
(d) Clever.

3. How is John’s wife described in "Two Scorched Men"?
(a) Small and lanky.
(b) Young and beautiful.
(c) Neurotic.
(d) Skeptical yet sane.

4. In "Impatient Griselda," how do the humans receive the alien’s jokes?
(a) Find them hilarious.
(b) Do not understand them.
(c) Find them comforting.
(d) Hate them.

5. In "Bad Teeth," Csilla has no need for what?
(a) Friends.
(b) A vacation.
(c) Lemon Juice.
(d) Good food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a setting in "Two Scorched Men"?

2. In "Morte De Smudgie," what term causes Nell to burst into tears?

3. In François’ play what does the main character hear as he floats away?

4. What does Nell do with her manuscript in "Morte De Smudgie"?

5. In "Bad Teeth," what do the women eat at tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lynne not cut Csilla off?

2. How did Tig set off a bunch of fire alarms?

3. Who is Jason and why did Csilla contact him?

4. Why does John have a soft spot for François?

5. What does John’s country house look like in “Two Scorched Men”?

6. Describe the narrator’s relationship with her father when she was younger.

7. Describe the Duke’s death and the circumstances leading up to it.

8. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s mother’s backstory with Miss. Scace?

9. How does the phone call between Jason and Lynne go?

10. What happens between the narrator and her mother during her father’s funeral?

(see the answer keys)

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