Sudden Fiction International: Sixty Short-short Stories Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Robert Shapard
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Sudden Fiction International: Sixty Short-short Stories Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Robert Shapard
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 the central character in La Volpaia?
(a) Peter.
(b) Julio.
(c) Paulo.
(d) Guiliano.

2. The author of The Grass-Eaters hails from where?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Canada.
(c) India.
(d) United States.

3. The author of August 25, 1983 hails from where?
(a) Argentina.
(b) United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

4. What does the older Maori tribesman tell the younger men they would be better off fishing with in At the River?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Guns.
(c) Hooks.
(d) Spears.

5. What intellectual friend does the narrator visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Paul.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author of One of These Days hails from where?

2. Who is the author of House Opposite?

3. Who moves across from the ascetic in House Opposite?

4. What does the gypsy's monkey bring to him in On Hope?

5. What is the subject of the lecture the older Borges discusses in August 25, 1983?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the central character in La Volpaia? Who joins him on his journey?

2. What happens once the inflatable elephant is built in The Elephant?

3. Who is the narrator in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics? What information does the family learn from Freddie?

4. Who is the central character in On Hope? What does his monkey bring to him?

5. How does Richard Brautigan make use of imagery and dramatic twist in The Weather in San Francisco?

6. What is the taboo subject central in the story The Boy? How does the narrative play out?

7. Who is the central character in Love, Your Only Mother? What does she receive regularly in the mail?

8. What is the objective of the protagonist in The Laugher? When is he the happiest?

9. How is the story On Hope different thematically and structurally from other narratives of the collection?

10. What takes place in the story Homage to Isaac Babel? Who are the main characters?

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