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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. In "Not Even," what does the speaker suggest "made" his people instead of "the crash"?
(a) The sea.
(b) The debris.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon.

2. In "Künstlerroman," what is the street the speaker's car crashed on?
(a) Risley Road.
(b) Firefly Road.
(c) Main Road.
(d) Helsom Road.

3. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say being real does?
(a) Costs too much.
(b) Is rare.
(c) Is not really plausible.
(d) Makes for unhappiness.

4. In "Nothing," what do the speaker and his partner do together?
(a) Shovel snow.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Go to church.

5. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is one of the worker's hobbies judging from the purchase history?
(a) Painting.
(b) Running.
(c) Crocheting.
(d) Gardening.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Not Even," what does the speaker "throw himself" into?

2. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the only thing that rhymes with music?

3. In "Reasons for Staying," what sounds "like footsteps" when you play it?

4. In "Künstlerroman," what birthday does the speaker revisit?

5. In "Reasons for Staying," mercy is small, but what is smaller?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some reasons the speaker wants to stay in his hometown in "Reasons for Staying"?

2. Where does the speaker in "The Punctum" visit?

3. What does the speaker eventually realize about himself and the man in the movie in "Künstlerroman"?

4. Where does the main in the movie keep returning to in "Künstlerroman"?

5. In "Scavengers," what kind of imagery does the speaker use?

6. What particular item in "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker" is ominous and morbid?

7. What does the speaker do with Peter in "Nothing"?

8. In "Nothing," what does the speaker wonder about himself and Peter?

9. What is the poem "Toy Boat" about?

10. In "The Punctum," what does the tour guide say that historians have done?

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