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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Harris' father die?
(a) War wound.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Old age.

2. How is the narrator in "A Day's Wait" related to the boy?
(a) The boy is his son.
(b) The boy is his grandson.
(c) The boy is his brother.
(d) The boy is his nephew.

3. What does the narrator of "Black Ass at the Cross Roads" do at the end of the day?
(a) Try to sleep amidst the sounds of bombs.
(b) Wash off the blood and enjoy his spoils.
(c) Get drunk in a bar.
(d) Be with any woman that will have him.

4. What is Blindy's nickname before he becomes blind?
(a) Blondey.
(b) Bloody.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Blacky.

5. What kind of therapy is Stevie receiving in "Great News From the Mainland"?
(a) Anger management.
(b) Hypnotherapy.
(c) Massage therapy.
(d) Electric shock therapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT described in "A Natural History of the Dead"?

2. Where is Stevie at the beginning of "Great News From the Mainland"?

3. What is the name of David's father's guide?

4. What is Al's profession?

5. What is the man in the restaurant using to spray the people with in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the matador do when he receives notices about his mother's grave fee?

2. How does Maria act when she is captured in "Nobody Ever Dies"?

3. What secret does Helena tell Robert after she drinks absinthe?

4. How does Cayetano spend his days in the hospital?

5. What happens to the faithful bull when he is set out to breed?

6. What does Littless do when she runs away with Nick in "The Last Good Country"?

7. Why does the man in "Get a Seeing-Eyed Dog" ask his wife to leave him?

8. What do the Fontans make in secret, and why is it so secret?

9. What does Jimmy do while his father is still sleeping in "The Porter"?

10. How is Blindy blinded?

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