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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are living with Edwin in "Landscape with Figures"?

2. How does the narrator of "A Natural History of the Dead" describe death?

3. What does Enrique do when he hears police sirens in "Nobody Ever Dies"?

4. What do the Fontans make in secret?

5. What is Mr. Johnson sad about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nick good at doing with women?

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

3. What does Jimmy witness on "The Train Trip"?

4. Why does the boy in "A Day's Wait" think he is going to die, and how is he calmed down?

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

6. What makes Stevie's father disappointed in him?

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

8. What causes an attack on the house Edwin is living in in "Landscape with Figures"?

9. What happens when Mr. Harris is eating at a train station restaurant?

10. How is Blindy blinded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were a number of unfair restrictions discussed in these stories. What are some of these restrictions, and how does their presence affect the stories they are discussed in?

Essay Topic 2

Nick Adams was a character we were able to follow through a number of different stories. How does he change over the course of his life, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of father and son relationships written about in these stories. Choose some of these to compare and contrast. How are they different? How are they similar?

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