Multiple Choice: You have 5 minutes to complete section 2. Please circle the statement that best completes the sentence. Begin: 1) The only time you read my poetry you:
a. offered grammar suggestions (you objected to my love-affair with the semi-colon) b. smiled blithely and said you liked it c. smiled genuinely and said you liked it (you're not that good a liar) d. glanced at it and shrugged, saying “I find poems that don't rhyme hard to read” e. you have never read my poetry 2) My favorite memory of us is:
a. when our flight to Sarasota was cancelled and we were put up at the Comfort Inn in Cincinnati, leaving bed only to buy tomato soup and crackers with our meal vouchers (you taught me to play backgammon on your phone) b. falling asleep on your bed, knowing you would wake me up in time for the news c. the spring night it rained so hard the way home became water; you carried me so that my boots stayed dry d. you, wandering our house in the green skirt, railing against the colorlessness of mens' fashion (you own salmon-pink dress pants) e. all of the above 3) When I asked what you would do if I got pregnant and decided to keep the baby,
you answered without blinking: a. “I'd have to think about it” (for “it” see: what I am worth) b. “but you've got an IUD” c. “she would have your eyes” (blue is recessive) d. “I'll send you child support” e. “I'd leave you” 4) We barely saw one another the month before I left you because:
a. I moved out and you felt the 15 minute bus ride was inconvenient b. the time we did spend together felt more precious (I wrote letters, you wrote e-mails) c. I was desperate to avoid having sex d. you are an inconsiderate drunk (I waited until 2am) e. you were busy studying (Fallout 3, Pabst Blue Ribbon, the girl from your stats class) Short Answer: Please read the entire prompt carefully before you begin writing