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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 does the husband in Cathedral find disconcerting about Robert?
(a) Robert is blind.
(b) Robert is over seven feet tall.
(c) Robert is a paraplegic.
(d) Robert is only twenty years old.

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

3. Whose music does Dzia-Dzia hear while he sits at the other end of the kitchen table from Michael?
(a) Rock music.
(b) Harp music.
(c) Fiddle music.
(d) Piano music.

4. In A Romantic Weekend, what does the woman want to talk about after dinner?
(a) Her family.
(b) Sado-masochism.
(c) Her first marriage.
(d) Her favorite books.

5. What do Michael and Delores first find they have in common?
(a) They both loved Italian food.
(b) They both own guns.
(c) They both have cats.
(d) They both were married twice before.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Fat Girl, what did Louise's mother start talking to her about when Louise was eight years old?

2. Who does Louise marry when she is thin?

3. Who is telling the story of the first day?

4. In the story Testimony of Pilot, what does Radcleve do to Quadberry?

5. What did Michael remember hearing as a child from the open window in his room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ad Magic in the beginning of A White Horse, and how do the people he is with react to his situation?

2. In the story Cathedral, who is Robert and how does he enter the story?

3. How does the woman in The Darling meet Lenny?

4. What picture do the narrator of Catherdraland Robert draw and why?

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

6. In the story Wickedness, what happens in Nebraska on the twelfth of January, 1888? How does this affect the townspeople?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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