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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. In "Sing to It," what does the man want the narrator to make from her hands?
(a) Fountain.
(b) Tree.
(c) Hammock.
(d) Cup.

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

3. In "Fort Bedd," what does the narrator think about when things go wrong?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Fruits.
(c) Trees.
(d) Flowers.

4. In "The Orphan Lamb," where does the carver wipe the blood?
(a) His pants.
(b) A rag.
(c) The grass.
(d) His jacket.

5. Where is the Presa Canarios bred from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Bahamas.
(c) Canary Islands.
(d) Venezuela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of disinfectant does the narrator of "A Full Service Shelter" use to clean cages and walls?

2. When do the narrator and others feed the death-row dogs in "A Full Service Shelter"?

3. When did four black students wait to be served at a Woolworth's five-and-ten?

4. How long has Mrs. Greed been married?

5. What is the narrator's occupation in "Greed"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the story of the lamb a story of seduction?

2. What does the narrator say about the affair between Syd and a married man?

3. What does the narrator do when Syd returns in "I Stay with Syd"?

4. What do the dogs know about the narrator and other volunteers regarding food?

5. In "Sing to It," what does the man want and what does he get?

6. What does the narrator know about being angry about the affair in "Greed"?

7. What is Fort Bedd?

8. How does the narrator treat the death-row dogs?

9. What does the narrator want to tell her aunt Lauryn, even though she is gone?

10. Why did Lauryn try to commit suicide in Madrid, and why did she survive?

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