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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. The narrator of “Residents and Transients” says that “there are a few here who think” what place “in Louisville would be the grandest place in the world to be”?
(a) The Louisville Zoo
(b) The Louisville Slugger Museum
(c) Waverly Hills
(d) Churchill Downs

2. What ship that had been sunk at Pearl Harbor does Bill think about as he tries to sleep in the camper in “The Ocean”?
(a) The U.S.S. Amboy
(b) The U.S.S. Ross
(c) The U.S.S. Peters
(d) The U.S.S. Shaw

3. What is the name of Nancy’s history professor that attends her wedding in “Nancy Culpepper”?
(a) Dr. James
(b) Dr. Ross
(c) Dr. Anderson
(d) Dr. Doyle

4. How old is Sabrina in “A New-Wave Format”?
(a) 20
(b) 43
(c) 32
(d) 26

5. What is the last name of Joe, who comes to supper almost every night at Waldeen’s, in “Graveyard Day”?
(a) Crittendon
(b) Peters
(c) Wilson
(d) McClain

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Robert in “Lying Doggo”?

2. What is the last name of Bill and Imogene in “The Ocean”?

3. What is Nancy’s position at a small private elementary school in “Lying Doggo”?

4. What was the name of the dog belonging to her husband that was at Nancy’s wedding in “Nancy Culpepper”?

5. What restaurant does Joe say has “Liver Lover’s Night” on Tuesdays in “Graveyard Day”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What different depictions of “family” are presented in “Graveyard Day”?

2. How is the U.S.S. Shaw described in “The Ocean”?

3. How is Sabrina Jones described in “A New-Wave Format”?

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

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

6. How is Shelby Pickett described when Georgeann began dating him in “The Retreat”?

7. What can be interpreted of Joe McClain’s character through his actions in “Graveyard Day”?

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

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

10. How is Grover Cleveland described when Jack picked him out as a puppy in “Lying Doggo”?

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