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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 the quote at the beginning of "Cloudland," where are the children?
(a) Maple.
(b) Cherry tree.
(c) Apple tree.
(d) Pear tree.

2. What does the bear damage at the end of "Moonbow"?
(a) Tire swing.
(b) Porch swing.
(c) Pillar on the porch.
(d) Old toy.

3. In "Moonbow," where does the narrator live?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Upstate New York.
(d) Maine.

4. What type of dog does Lois have in "Cloudland," which the narrator is watching?
(a) Dalmatian.
(b) German shepherd.
(c) Australian cattle dog.
(d) Samoyed.

5. When did the former owner's wife die, in "Equivalent"?
(a) 24 months ago.
(b) 4 years ago.
(c) 3 years ago.
(d) 18 months ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Correct Grip," what phone number does the narrator give the wife of her attacker?

2. In "The Second Seating," who are the narrator and her friends remembering by having dinner together?

3. What does the narrator go outside to look at, in "Moonbow"?

4. In "The Second Seating," what do the narrator and her friend order when they start over with their meal?

5. In "Cloudland," how old was the boy that the tiny white cross on the median commemorates?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Cloudland," what happens to the man arrested for sexual abuse?

2. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator think about the fire at the home?

3. What was the narrator's job in New York, and why does she say that she left her job in this section of "Cloudland"?

4. What does the narrator see in her backyard in "Moonbow," and what does she think it is?

5. How does the narrator hold her dog's leash and why in "The Correct Grip"?

6. Why is the narrator able to work two to three days a week in "Cloudland"?

7. At the end of "Cloudland," what does the narrator say about apples?

8. In "Cloudland," what does the narrator say about her work schedule and training for the job?

9. What requests did Bob make before he died?

10. In "Cloudland," when there is to be a freeze, what advice does a nursery clerk give the narrator?

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