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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. What did the child do to upset her father in "Anxiety"?
(a) Said "oink, oink" over and over.
(b) Slapped him in the face.
(c) Ran across the street without holding his hand.
(d) Cried when he would not buy her candy.

2. Why does Mrs. Luddy keep Donald inside the apartment?
(a) He is hiding from the police.
(b) She worries his father will kidnap him.
(c) She worries he will become a drug addict.
(d) She wants him to take care of the babies.

3. Who does the narrator in "Love" read her love poem to?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her son.

4. What does Mr. Wong scold some of the American tourists for in "Somewhere Else"?
(a) Showing little interest in the country's history.
(b) Treating the natives like they are beneath them.
(c) Not giving big enough tips.
(d) Taking pictures of people without asking permissions.

5. What did Faith and her friends do to Mr. Zargrowsky years earlier?
(a) Accused him of overmedicating.
(b) Told his wife he cheated on her.
(c) Robbed his pharmacy.
(d) Protest his work saying he was racist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Faith give Mr. Zagrowsky, which angers him?

2. What does the older woman in "Northeast Playground" say separated mothers on the playground when she was younger?

3. What do the man and woman in "The Burdened Man" do each week after they forgive each other?

4. Where does Dennis live?

5. How long has it been since Ruth has seen her daughter in "The Expensive Moment"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator in "Mother" long for?

2. Describe Nick and Faith's relationship in "The Expensive Moment."

3. Why is the birth in "At That Time, or The History of a Joke" said to be a miracle?

4. Why does Jack think his father was sleeping in a crib when he was young? Why does the narrator think he was doing this?

5. What happened to the young girls in "In the Garden"? What does someone tell the stranger they think happened?

6. Describe Dennis in "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute." How does he react when he learns Alexandra is pregnant?

7. What is Dotty Wasserman's role in the story "Love"?

8. Who is Philip In "Dreamer in A Dead Language"? Why does he want to meet Faith's father?

9. What saved Vicente's wife in "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life"?

10. Who is Sonia in "In This Country: But in Another Language..."? Why is the grandmother worried about ther?

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