My Perspectives Everything Stuck on Him

Why does the young woman ask the narrator for stories about her childhood in “Everything Stuck to Him”?

• She wants to learn more about her parents.

• She is unsure about where she grew up.

• She is writing a book about her youth.

• She likes to hear the narrator talk.

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What is most likely the reason the narrator in “Everything Stuck to Him” doesn't want to tell a story to the young woman?

• He is afraid she will laugh at him.

• He is shy about speaking aloud.

• He wants to forget the past.

• He is suspicious of her.

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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.

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In “Everything Stuck to Him,” what does the boy's interaction with his baby daughter reveal most clearly about his personality?

• He is nervous.

• He cares about the baby.

• He is distant from his wife.

• He dislikes helping with the baby.

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

• She cries.

• She is angry.

• She ignores him.

• She is interested.

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Which of the following would an artist most likely draw if she were sketching waterfowl for a scientific magazine?

• a duck

• an alligator

• a mosquito

• an evergreen

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Where would a letterhead most likely be found?

• on the front part of a ship

• as the credit for a news article

• at the top of a mailed message

• at the bottom of an email note

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If a day can correctly be described as overcast, what must it be like?

• cloudy

• snowy

• clear

• hot

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When the narrator in “Everything Stuck to Him” describes the young woman as a “survivor from top to bottom,” what does he mean?

• She is a tall woman.

• She has survived a car accident.

• She handles adversity successfully.

• She will live longer than the narrator.

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The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A: Which statement expresses the best conclusion to be drawn about the couple whose story is told in “Everything Stuck to Him”?

• They live overseas in Milan, Italy.

• They are fairly young to have just had a child.

• They are the daughter and son-in-law of a successful dentist.

• They have both grown quite confident in their child-raising skills.

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