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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 "Café Mort," who is the restaurant manager?
(a) Roman.
(b) Mac.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Gil.
2. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what causes Ned to believe that the big man on the subway will not be willing to help him?
(a) The man laughs at him.
(b) The man looks right through him like he is not there.
(c) The man turns away and refuses to make eye contact.
(d) The man seems to know the woman who is abducting Ned.
3. In "While It Lasts," what has Bonnie found a "newfound satisfaction" in (81)?
(a) Being a part of a large family.
(b) Clearing her plans with George.
(c) Taking care of the details of George's life for him.
(d) Doing things George's way.
4. In "Café Mort," what were the Russian dancer's dances about when she was alive?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Hope.
(d) Despair.
5. On page 73 of "Why I Don't Write," the list of what "Bob Dylan says," ("He's all right" and "He's not all right") is an example of which technique?
(a) Tautology.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Ambiguity.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Why I Don't Write," what song title does the narrator think of?
2. At the end of "Café Mort," what question does Rita ask the narrator on page 101?
3. In "Boston Common at Twilight," how does Ned's brother react when Ned tells him about the assault?
4. In "Café Mort," who comes in with the electrocuted woman?
5. On page 71 of "Why I Don't Write," of which author does the narrator say, "Open any page...and have the top of your head taken off"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Boston Common at Twilight," what is implied by the last section of the story, that takes place as Ned grows into adulthood?
2. At the end of "While It Lasts," what does Bonnie realize about her relationship?
3. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator need to rid herself of before she can leave the café?
4. In "Why I Don't Write," what is the rhetorical purpose of the images of people looking at their phones?
5. In "Café Mort," what does the narrator mean when, on page 89, she says "It's always an endless night"?
6. In "Why I Don't Write," what types of repetition are used in the page 69 paragraph "Cleaning out the closets. Cleaning out the drawers. Clearing out the basement," and what effect does the device create?
7. On page 73 of "Why I Don't Write," what is the effect of the single word change from "I don't read it anymore" to the later item "I don't read anymore"?
8. In "While It Lasts," how does the knapsack embody George's personality?
9. In "Café Mort," why would some of the waitresses be "proud" of their jobs (89)?
10. In "While It Lasts," what is Isabel's main complaint about Richard, and what does she think is the cause of the problem?
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