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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. How does the narrator initially feel about George in "More Stately Mansions?"
(a) That he is too quiet.
(b) That he is too forward.
(c) That he is too funny.
(d) That he is too worried.

2. What does Foster do at the restaurant he claims to work at in "The Foster Portfolio?"
(a) Serve drinks.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Wash dishes.
(d) Pass out pamphlets.

3. What does Susanna do at the pharmacy in "Miss Temptation?"
(a) Reads the newspaper.
(b) Steals prescriptions.
(c) Sings and dances.
(d) Look for work.

4. What does the salesman do after eating lunch?
(a) He sets up shop on a corner.
(b) He visits a local school.
(c) He tries to find trustees.
(d) He goes shopping.

5. In "Long Walk to Forever," where do Newt and Catharine take a nap?
(a) At a motel.
(b) In a car.
(c) In an orchard.
(d) At Catharine's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the stranger's story in "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog," what does Edison say to Sparky?

2. What does Paul get when he runs outside?

3. What does Susanna ask Fuller when he gives her papers?

4. What does Harold tell the stranger in "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog?"

5. Who helps George with his renovations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes David first question the climate and culture of the Works?

2. What happens after the narrator proposes to Pat?

3. In "Long Walk to Forever," how do Newt and Catharine know each other?

4. How does the narrator describe Barnstable?

5. How does Kelly try to trick Pi Ying?

6. What happens after the final performance in "Who Am I This Time?"

7. How does Catharine change when she goes to the orchard with Newt?

8. What happens at the Bergeron house after Harrison is killed?

9. How does Grace react to her home when she returns from the hospital in "More Stately Mansions?"

10. According to the Sheriff what had Billy the Poet been doing?

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