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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Gesturing" what does Richard see etched in glass?
(a) "It's over."
(b) "I trust you."
(c) "With this ring I thee wed."
(d) "I love you."

2. In "A City of Churches" why do they need Cecilia to stay?
(a) To teach Sunday school.
(b) In order to make their town perfect.
(c) She cooks well.
(d) To sing in the choir.

3. In "The Key" whom has Bessie written letters to for help?
(a) Her children.
(b) The Department of Children and Families.
(c) The police, the mayor, the FBI, and the President.
(d) Her church.

4. In "The Shawl" who steals the shawl?
(a) Magda.
(b) Stella.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Josiah.

5. In "Janus" what did he main character's lover want her to do?
(a) Deceive her master.
(b) Live in a garden.
(c) Remain with her husband.
(d) Leave her husband.

6. What is a rotifer?
(a) A lung disease.
(b) A microscopic aquatic animal.
(c) A form of algae.
(d) A fine cheese.

7. In "The Shawl" who is the baby?
(a) Stella.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Magda.

8. In "Gesturing," on what do Richard and Joan agree?
(a) Their marriage has become stale.
(b) They will stop seeing each other.
(c) They want to continue their affair.
(d) They will always love each other.

9. In "The Key" Bessie thinks _______________ live in her neighborhood.
(a) Former Presidents.
(b) Her grandchildren.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Thieves and gangsters.

10. In "You're Ugly, Too" who does Charlie want her to meet?
(a) Evan.
(b) Earl.
(c) Beth.
(d) Carolyn.

11. In "Birthmates" whom does Art talk to at the conference?
(a) Cindy.
(b) Billy.
(c) Ernie.
(d) Lisa.

12. Who wrote "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ?
(a) Fannie Flagg.
(b) Joyce Carol Oates.
(c) Sue Monk Kidd.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

13. In "A City of Churches" what religion does the whole town practice?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Taoism.
(d) Christianity.

14. In "The Shawl" who kills Magda?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A Nazi soldier.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Her father.

15. In "Janus" what is the main character's name?
(a) Athena.
(b) Atlantis.
(c) Janus.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" where does Connie say she is going with her friends?

2. In "The Key" who is the dead person Bessie sees?

3. In "Birthmates" what is Art's nationality?

4. In "The Rotifer" the narrator does research for which family?

5. In "You're Ugly, Too" whom does Zoe push to the edge of the balcony?

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