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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. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," what has the father gotten for all the children?
(a) New hats and clothes.
(b) A new puppy.
(c) Candy.
(d) Savings bonds.

2. In "Wild Plums" what is the narrator's name?
(a) The reader is not told.
(b) Mary.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Anna Marie.

3. In "The Killers" who goes to warn Ole that people want to kill him?
(a) Nick Adams.
(b) Sam Smadgen.
(c) George Proxy.
(d) Bill Withers.

4. In "The Country Husband" Francis had been in the __________.
(a) Navy.
(b) Marines.
(c) Army.
(d) Air Force.

5. In "My Dead Brother Comes to America," the family is waiting onshore for ____________.
(a) The mother.
(b) The father.
(c) A priest.
(d) A policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Hitch-Hikers" where does Tom Harris take the men?

2. In "The Country Husband" Francis responds rudely to a neighbor. What was she trying to talk to him about?

3. In "Christmas Gift" the boy is looking for __________.

4. Who wrote "Theft"?

5. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does Sobby try to steal?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Other Woman" do you think that the man truly loved his wife?

2. How is Richard compassionate in "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin"?

3. When "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" and "The Country Husband" were first published, how controversial was the subject matter?

4. In "The Hitch-Hikers" what does the guitar mean to each of the characters?

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

6. In "The Second Tree from the Corner," what are Mr. Trexler's bizarre thoughts?

7. In "The Country Husband" what does Francis' recollection of the maid add to the story?

8. Why do you think the murderers in "The Killers" belittle the restaurant patrons and take them hostage? Was this necessary?

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

10. In "Wild Plums" why did the young girl want to pick plums?

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