Everything Stuck to Him

The author of “Everything Stuck to Him”immediately draws the reader into the story when he

• describes the setting.

• discusses the characters' past.

• tells the identity of the characters.

• begins the story in the middle of the characters' conversation.

What is the best answer to the question, “Why doesn’t the narrator want to tell a story to the young woman"?

• He is shy about speaking aloud.

• He wants to forget the past.

• He is afraid she will laugh at him.

• He is suspicious of her.

“Everything Stuck to Him” has which characteristic of a minimalist story?

• It has elaborate details.

• There is much dialogue.

• There are two characters.

• It has a basic plot.

In “Everything Stuck to Him,” why are the boy and girl awake most of the night before the boy’s hunting trip?

• The girl is ill.

• They have to work.

• Their baby is crying.

• Their neighbors are noisy.

Which line in this passage from “Everything Stuck to Him” refers to the outer story that includes the narrator and the young woman?

Sally was the girl’s sister. She was striking. I don’t know if you’ve seen pictures of her. The boy was a little in love with Sally, just as he was a little in love with Betsy, who was another sister the girl had.

• Sally was the girl's sister.

• She was striking.

• I don't know if you've seen pictures of her.

• The boy was a little in love with Sally.

In “Everything Stuck to Him,” what happens when the boy begins to eat his breakfast?

• He spills his plate of waffles into his lap.

• The baby starts crying.

• The girl knocks his plate on the floor.

• The phone rings.

To what is the narrator probably referring when he speaks the following line in “Everything Stuck to Him”?

“Things change, he says. I don’t know how they do. But they do without realizing it or wanting them to.”

• His relationship with his wife

• The weather outside

• His job with the dentist

• His age.

What is the young woman’s reaction to the narrator’s story in “Everything Stuck to Him”?

• She cries.

• She was interested.

• She was angry.

• She ignores him.

What is the setting of “Everything Stuck to Him”?

• Milan at Christmas

• New York in the summer

• Indiana in Autumn

• California for Easter

The story within the story in “Everything Stuck to Him” is about

• a winter night in Italy.

• a young couple and their baby

• a father and his adult daughter

• a Christmas celebration