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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. Who is Blankenship?
(a) A fellow scientist at the university.
(b) A petty thief who seeks Elliot's help.
(c) A law partner.
(d) A psychiartist.

2. In the story Trains, how old are Danica and Jane?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Twelve years old.
(c) Twenty years old.
(d) Eight years old.

3. In the story Helping, who is Vopotik?
(a) A three year old victim of suspected child abuse.
(b) Elliot's uncle.
(c) Grace's supervisor.
(d) The next door neighbor.

4. Where does Margaret explain her grandmother's wedding dress is?
(a) The Walker Art Museum in Minneapolis.
(b) The Field Museum in Chicago.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum in New York.
(d) The St. Louis Art Museum.

5. What can the boys in Murderers see from their perch on the water tank?
(a) The Miracle Mile.
(b) The Brooklyn Navy Yard.
(c) The New Jersey Turnpike.
(d) MIchigan Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Rules of Invisible Strength, what is invisible strength?

2. What gender does Beth believe her baby to be?

3. Where is the story Murderers set?

4. Who are Evie and Lydia?

5. Why do Gunther and the narrator show up at Otis and Luke's' house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the narrator of Lawns, and what is her crime?

2. What questions does Danica ask Jane's father near the end of the train trip, and how does he respond?

3. How do the boys in Murderers get caught on their misadventure, and what happens to them?

4. In the short story Aunt Granny Lith, who is Aunt Granny Lith?

5. Where is the priest going at the end of Departures, and where has he been? How is he traveling?

6. What news does the narrator receive about Sparky Smith shortly after her move from Fort Niagara?

7. What inspiration does Gunther in Men Under Water get about his next screenplay after visiting Acid Rain? Who does he find waiting for him at his home when he and the narrator pull up to his house?

8. In the story Helping, who are Elliot and Grace and what do they do for a living? How are their jobs similar and how are they different?

9. How does Connie's mother treat her?

10. In Rules of the Game, what is Meimei's mother's "chang"?

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