1) Why does the young woman ask the narrator for stories about her childhood in “Everything Stuck to Him”? a) She wants to learn more about her parents b) She is unsure about where she grew up. c) She is writing a book about her youth. d) She likes to hear the narrator talk. 2) What is most likely the reason the narrator in “Everything Stuck to Him” doesn't want to tell a story to the young woman? a) He is afraid she will laugh at him. b) He is shy about speaking aloud. c) He wants to forget the past. d) He is suspicious of her. 3) In “Everything Stuck to Him,” why are the boy and girl awake most of the night before the boy's hunting trip? a) The girl is ill. b) They have to work. c) Their baby is crying. d) Their neighbors are noisy. 4) In “Everything Stuck to Him,” what does the boy's interaction with his baby daughter reveal most clearly about his personality a) He is nervous. b) He cares about the baby. c) He is distant from his wife. d) He dislikes helping with the baby. 5) What is the young woman's reaction to the narrator's story in “Everything Stuck to Him”?baby daughter reveal most clearly about his personality a) She cries. b) She is angry. c) She ignores him. d) She is interested. 6) Where would a letterhead most likely be found?“Everything Stuck to Him”? a) on the front part of a ship b) as the credit for a news article c) at the top of a mailed message d) at the bottom of an email note 7) If a day can correctly be described as overcast, what must it be like ? a) cloudy b) snowy c) clear d) hot 8) In “The Leap,” what does the narrator suggest is the main reason that her mother, now blind from cataracts, can still safely negotiate her New Hampshire home? a) She has lived there a long time. b) She once saved the narrator’s life. c) She was once part of a blindfold trapeze act. d) She has a highly developed sense of hearing. 9) As explained in “The Leap,” what causes the circus disaster in which Harry Avalon dies? a) human error b) a lightning bolt c) unruly spectators d) a faulty piece of equipment 10) The narrator of “The Leap” describes walking to a gravesite just down the highway when she was growing up. Who is buried in that gravesite? a) her father b) her mother’s first husband c) the spectators who were lost in the circus disaster d) the unborn daughter whom her mother lost in the circus disaster 11) “The Leap,” which of the following seem especially important to the narrator’s mother after her second marriages. a) fame b) family c) sewing d) reading e) remembering 12) Which type of person would most likely be described as encroaching? a) a spectator b) a professor c) a trespasser d) a homemaker 13) To answer an e-mail instantaneously, what must you do? a) answer immediately b) answer humorously c) answer unclearly d) answer angrily 14) Which means of transportation would most Americans today consider to be superannuated? a) airplane b) spaceship c) automobile d) stagecoach 15) What type of publication does the author of “A Brief History of the Short Story” most clearly associate with the short story? a) newspapers b) magazines c) almanacs d) leaflets 16) If a public parking garage supplanted a parking lot, what must have happened? a) The parking garage became a parking lot. b) The parking garage replaced the parking lot. c) The parking garage was built next to the parking lot. d) The parking garage drew less business than the parking lot did. 17) What is most likely meant if a queen is described as ascendant? a) She is a weak or unpopular ruler. b) She is in power or is gaining power. c) She may inherit the throne but is not next in line. d) She has recently died and has been replaced on the throne. 18) What is most clearly happening to the sport of archery if it is experiencing a renaissance? a) It is receiving strong criticism. b) It is being taken very seriously. c) It is becoming more complicated. d) It is enjoying renewed popularity. 19) Wow, the campus library has an amazing selection of books. a) Preposition b) Interjection c) Pronoun d) Conjunction 20) Jack will sit in silence. a) Adverbial phrase b) Noun phrase c) Adjectival phrase d) Verb phrase 21) The dog with mud on its face is mine  a) Adverbial phrase b) Noun phrase c) Adjectival phrase d) Verb phrase 22) Lauren might have been feeling sad because her dog ran away. a) Adverbial phrase b) Noun phrase c) Adjectival phrase d) Verb phrase 23) parts of speech : I heard the doorbell. a) Noun b) Adjective c) Adverb d) Verb

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