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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 is the name of Sandra’s estranged husband in “Offerings”?
(a) Jerry
(b) Jack
(c) Joe
(d) Peter
2. What is Mary Lou’s last name in “The Rookers”?
(a) Belletieri
(b) Skaggs
(c) Cashon
(d) Wilson
3. What is Carolyn’s last name in “Drawing Names”?
(a) Turnbow
(b) Walters
(c) Sisson
(d) Stamper
4. According to the narrator in “The Rookers,” lately Mack has become obsessed with the weather and likes to compare it to the predictions from where?
(a) The Old Farmer's Almanac
(b) His astrological charts
(c) The nightly news weather forecast
(d) The newspaper forecast
5. Where do Leroy and Norma Jean live in “Shiloh”?
(a) Texas
(b) Alabama
(c) Arkansas
(d) Kentucky
Short Answer Questions
1. Rita Jean is worried sick about her cat named what in “Old Things”?
2. How long ago was Carolyn divorced in “Drawing Names”?
3. How is the preacher’s jacket described in “The Climber”?
4. Kent drives a truck for what company in “Drawing Names”?
5. Where did Louise’s husband buy a cowboy hat before going away in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What constitutes the basic plot line of “Shiloh”? What is the story essentially about?
2. How is Peggy Wilson described in “Still Life with Watermelon”? What is her relationship to Louise Milsap?
3. What happens when Louise goes to meet with Mr. Priddle in “Still Life with Watermelon”?
4. Why is the tree being removed in “The Climber”?
5. What news does Cleo Watkins relate on the phone to her friend in the beginning of “Old Things”?
6. From what narrative perspective is “Detroit Skyline, 1949” related? How does this narrative point of view compare with that of “Shiloh” and “The Rookers”?
7. What memento does Cleo find at the end of “Old Things”? What does this make her think of?
8. How is the character of Uncle Boone described in “Detroit Skyline, 1949”?
9. How does Linda respond when Cleo implies she’s old by saying “I’m not sixteen anymore” in “Old Things”?
10. Where is Louise Milsap’s husband in the beginning of “Still Life with Watermelon”? Why is he there?
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