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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. Who is Jimmy traveling with in "The Train Trip"?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His father.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His mother.

2. Who loses much of Harry's equipment?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Mr. Sing.
(c) Mr. Johnson.
(d) Billy.

3. What does the Porter use to show Jimmy a trick?
(a) A razor.
(b) A string.
(c) A knife.
(d) A glass bottle.

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

5. What does the bull love to do?
(a) Think.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Eat.
(d) Fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cayetano's profession?

2. What does one unique lion eat in "The Good Lion"?

3. What is the name of the man who is shot in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?

4. What does the narrator of "Black Ass at the Cross Roads" do at the end of the day?

5. What does Nick do for the Italian soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the man spraying cologne in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?

2. What does Nick do for the Italian army after he has been discharged?

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

4. What does the job that the narrator holds entail in "Black Ass at the Cross Roads"?

5. How does the narrator of "A Natural History of the Dead" wish to present his information about death?

6. What happens to the three men who Harry refuses to take to the U.S. one day?

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

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

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

10. What is Nick good at doing with women?

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