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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the narrator of in "I Stay with Syd" and Syd drive to to watch a movie?
(a) Next town over.
(b) Other side of town.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

2. Where does the narrator want to get a tree in "Fort Bedd"?
(a) Wal-Mart.
(b) Garden center.
(c) Nursery.
(d) Home Depot.

3. In "I Stay with Syd," where do Syd, the narrator, and other theater patrons stand while they wait to go back inside the movie theater?
(a) By a grocery store.
(b) Around the block.
(c) In a church parking lot.
(d) Across the street.

4. What does the man in "Fort Bedd" want the narrator to tell him?
(a) If he starts to talk crazy.
(b) If his mother calls.
(c) If he snores.
(d) If he get mail.

5. In "I Stay with Syd," how often does the narrator move to the house at the beach?
(a) One week a month.
(b) Two weeks a month.
(c) A couple days a month.
(d) Every other month.

6. In "The Chicane," Where was the narrator's Aunt Lauryn from?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Boston.
(c) American midwest.
(d) American west.

7. What name is no longer given to dogs at the shelter in "A Full Service Shelter"?
(a) Princess.
(b) Punky.
(c) Precious.
(d) Sweetie.

8. Where does Mrs. Greed travel?
(a) The West Coast.
(b) Around the U.S.
(c) The world.
(d) The East Coast.

9. At the end of "I Stay with Syd," what does the narrator want to hurry up and end?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

10. How many people stand outside the theater, in "I Stay with Syd," waiting to go back inside?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 80.
(d) 100.

11. How much does the narrator of "Greed" spend for a hidden surveillance camera?
(a) $225.
(b) $75.
(c) $200.
(d) $150.

12. What breed are most of the death-row dogs in "A Full Service Shelter"?
(a) German shepherds.
(b) Huskies.
(c) Rottweiler.
(d) Pit bulls.

13. In "Fort Bedd," where does the author want to plant a tree?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A park.
(c) A school.
(d) Edge of a field.

14. When is the only time the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" wears latex gloves or scrubs?
(a) When she grooms a dog.
(b) When she bathes a dog.
(c) When she handles the dogs in the sick ward.
(d) When she has to feel for something in feces.

15. In "The Chicane," how old was Lauryn when she got pregnant?
(a) 27.
(b) 21.
(c) 25.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the carver attach the pelt to an orphan lamb?

2. What is the preview to a movie that Syd and the narrator watch in "I Stay with Syd"?

3. Where does the narrator of "Greed" find an apple core after she throws it it into pachysandra?

4. In "Sing to It," what does the man want the narrator to make from her hands?

5. Where do the dolls hang from in "Doll Tornado"?

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