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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. Where do the couple stay for the weekend in A Romantic Weekend?
(a) In his grandmother's deserted apartment.
(b) At a B and B.
(c) At a friend of hers.
(d) In a Marriott Hotel.

2. What does the father in the story Minor Heroism do for a living?
(a) He is a used car dealer.
(b) He is a desk sergeant.
(c) He is an insurance salesman.
(d) He is an attorney.

3. In the story Chopin in Winter, who is the first person in Mrs. Kubiac's family to graduate from high school and attend college?
(a) Her son Martin.
(b) Her daughter Marcy.
(c) Her daughter Marion.
(d) Her son Matthew.

4. What does Ad Magic have in his mouth when the bus crashes?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A horsehound lozenge.
(c) A lollypop.
(d) Gum.

5. Why is the couple in A Romantic Weekend going away for the weekend?
(a) To go to museums.
(b) To pick up the man's wife's car.
(c) To ride bikes.
(d) To mountain climb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert call the husband?

2. In White Horse, who does the white horse belong to?

3. Whose music does Dzia-Dzia hear while he sits at the other end of the kitchen table from Michael?

4. Where did Mrs. Kubiac go to try and find her daughter?

5. What two children are left at the school house with the teacher during the blizzard?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Testimony of Pilot, how does Quadberry get the scar over his right eye?

2. How does the narrator of Testimony of Pilot lose his hearing?

3. In the story A Romantic Weekend, where are Beth and her companion going for their romantic weekend, and how does the narrator describe the apartment?

4. Who are the main characters in River of Names, and how are they different from each other?

5. How does Dzia-Dzia describe Chopin's death?

6. What are some of the things the speaker in Girl encourages the young girl to learn how to do in the home?

7. Who is Hattie Benedict in Wickedness, and how does she survive the blizzard?

8. In the story All the Way in Flagstaff, Arizona, what does Walter keep hidden in the wheel well of the spare tire in the car? Why?

9. In the story The Fat Girl,When Louise examines herself in a mirror, what parts of her body does she like? What parts does she hate?

10. Who is Petra in Ann Beattie's story "A Vintage Thunderbird"?

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