American Short Story Masterpieces Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Willi, The Fat Girl, A Poetics for Bullies, and Rock Springs.)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What news does Arty receive about his father on the first day he visits him in the mental institution?
a) That his father is ill.
b) That his father is going to be released.
c) That his father is going to be transferred to another hospital.
d) That his father is innocent of his crimes.

2. What does Carlyle do for a living?
a) He is a lawyer.
b) He is a taxi driver.
c) He is a dentist.
d) He is a teacher.

3. In the story "Sonny's Blues," in which branch of the armed forces did the narrator serve?
a) The Army.
b)...
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