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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 did the man Ruby’s dating try to sell her when they first met in “Third Monday”?
(a) A stuffed animal
(b) A hunting dog
(c) A coffee table
(d) A ring

2. When were Waldeen and Holly’s father divorced in “Graveyard Day”?
(a) Last September
(b) Last April
(c) Three years ago in May
(d) Last November

3. What is the last name of Bill and Imogene in “The Ocean”?
(a) Crittendon
(b) Hastings
(c) Williams
(d) Watkins

4. Where did Nancy get married in “Nancy Culpepper”?
(a) Arkansas
(b) Kentucky
(c) Massachusetts
(d) Maine

5. Who does Sabrina think Edwin looks like in “A New-Wave Format”?
(a) John Travolta
(b) Kirk Douglas
(c) Kevin Spacey
(d) James Dean

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does Imogene say it’s been since they’ve been in Nashville in “The Ocean”?

2. Ruby realizes in the hospital that she has about a hundred pictures of what actor, in “Third Monday"?

3. What word from “Graveyard Day” refers to studies or membership within a philosophical secret society said to have been founded in late medieval Germany by Christian Rosenkreuz?

4. What kind of truck does Larry drive in “Residents and Transients”?

5. What old friend from graduate school does Nancy tell “Insulation is [Jack’s] hobby” in “Lying Doggo”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Nancy’s wedding described in “Nancy Culpepper”?

2. How is Linda’s character described in the beginning of “Third Monday”?

3. Why does Nancy return to her childhood home in “Nancy Culpepper”?

4. What does Waldeen come to view as a symbol for marriage in “Graveyard Day”?

5. How is Ruby’s relationship with Buddy described in “Third Monday”?

6. What is Edwin Creech doing in the opening of “A New-Wave Format”?

7. How are Nancy’s husband and son described in “Nancy Culpepper”?

8. How is Larry described in “Residents and Transients”? How did Mary meet Larry?

9. How much money do Bill and Imogene have with them as they travel in “The Ocean”? Where are they going?

10. How did Mary meet her husband in “Residents and Transients”? How are Mary and her husband similar?

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