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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the American tourists visit in "Somewhere Else"?
(a) Russia.
(b) China.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

2. What are Samuel and his friends doing at the start of "Samuel"?
(a) Jumping subway turnstiles.
(b) Playing poker on the platform between subway cars.
(c) Begging for money on the subway.
(d) Jumping on the platform between subway cars.

3. Why does Carter want to use Charlie's apartment in "The Little Girl"?
(a) To hide from the cops.
(b) To use the shower.
(c) To have sex with a girl.
(d) To take a nap.

4. What does Lavinia's mother tell Robert Lavinia should become?
(a) A well taken care of housewife.
(b) A teacher or a singer.
(c) A writer or a painter.
(d) A lady preacher or a nurse.

5. What advice does Faith give Mr. Zagrowsky, which angers him?
(a) He should let Cissy raise her own son.
(b) He should read to Emmanuel every night.
(c) He should take his wife out for fresh air.
(d) He should make sure Emmanuel has Black friends.

6. What does the older woman in "Northeast Playground" say separated mothers on the playground when she was younger?
(a) Marital status.
(b) Parenting styles.
(c) Politics.
(d) Wealth.

7. Who is Cissy in "Zagrowsky Tells"?
(a) Mr. Zagrowsky's daughter.
(b) Faith's sister.
(c) Faith's friend.
(d) Mr. Zagrowsky's wife.

8. What had happened to the young woman's daughters in "In the Garden"?
(a) They were put into foster care.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They died.
(d) They had been kidnapped.

9. Why is Cassie upset with Faith at then end of "Listening"?
(a) She never wrote about her.
(b) She did not go to her wedding.
(c) She slept with her husband.
(d) She would not loan her money.

10. In Politics, why do the mothers want a fence put up around the playground?
(a) To keep people from photographing the children.
(b) To keep drunkards from harassing them.
(c) To keep pedophiles away.
(d) To keep drug dealers away.

11. What does Lavinia's mother ask Robert at the start of "Lavinia: An Old Story"?
(a) If he has ever cheated on someone.
(b) How much money he makes.
(c) What type of worker he is.
(d) How many children he wants.

12. What does the older woman suggest the unwed mothers at the playground do in "Northeast Playground"?
(a) She suggests they find rich guys to marry.
(b) She suggests they apply for welfare.
(c) She suggests they never marry.
(d) She suggests they mingle with the married mothers.

13. Who does Faith find has returned to her house when she comes back from Mrs. Luddy's?
(a) Ricardo.
(b) Richard.
(c) Jack.
(d) Anthony.

14. Where do Dennis and Alexandra meet in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute"?
(a) A night club.
(b) The nursing home.
(c) The hospital.
(d) A cab.

15. What did the narrator's aunt say her grandmother had to do to her 17-year-old son?
(a) Make him work two jobs to support the family.
(b) Beat him for badmouthing his father.
(c) Pick his dead body up from the street.
(d) Force him to go to college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dennis say he does "to keep on top of the world of illusion" (209)?

2. What toy is George working on in "This is a Story about My Friend George, The Toy Inventor"?

3. In "The Burdened Man," what does the man do after spending a few days in the hospital after being shot?

4. In "The Burdened Man," why does the neighbor want $5.98 from the man?

5. Who is Emmanuel in "Zagrowsky Tells"?

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