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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 wrote "My Dead Brother Comes to America"?
(a) E.B. White.
(b) Sherwood Anderson.
(c) Alexander Godin.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

2. In "Wild Plums" why does the narrator's father visit the Slump property?
(a) To go pluming.
(b) To retrieve his plow.
(c) To collect rent.
(d) To arrange his daughter's marriage.

3. In "The Other Woman" when does the storyteller think of the other woman?
(a) When he is with his wife.
(b) When he is at the gas station.
(c) When he is on vacation.
(d) Only at night.

4. Who wrote "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin"?
(a) Augusten Burroughs.
(b) Bob Hope.
(c) Tennessee Williams.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. In "Theft" what reason does the thief give for stealing?
(a) Her daughter wanted the necklace.
(b) She didn't steal anything.
(c) She needs money for medicine.
(d) Her niece is graduating, and young girls need nice things.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Woman" what important recognition has the storyteller received?

2. In "That in Aleppo Once..." what mode of transportation is taken on the way to the honeymoon?

3. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what instrument does Richard play?

4. In "The Hitch-Hikers" who kills Sanford?

5. In "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," what does the boy turn to after he realizes he is losing his best friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you perceive the fiancee in "The Other Woman"?

2. In "The Killers" why doesn't the author tell the reader why Ole Anderson is going to be murdered?

3. In "Christmas Gift" why do you suppose the father stopped complaining about the half-sister staying with the family?

4. Describe how the sister acts around Richard in "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin."

5. In "Christmas Gift" why does the storekeeper give the boy candy?

6. In "Christmas Gift" what is the gift?

7. In "The Second Tree From the Corner," do you think the main character is mentally ill? Why?

8. Why do you think the mistress in "The Other Woman" agreed to the affair?

9. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Harris do to try to help the hitch-hikers?

10. Describe the young woman in "Theft."

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