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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of travel does the narrator in "Dream Children" believe in?
(a) Space travel.
(b) Sleep travel.
(c) Spiritual travel.
(d) Time travel.

2. What is the name of the captain who pulls the monkey from the water in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?
(a) Moses.
(b) Lazarus.
(c) Ezekiel.
(d) Samson.

3. How do the wife's children feel when all her husbands are home together in the story "The Used-Boys Raisers"?
(a) They are excited.
(b) They are apathetic.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are confused.

4. How old is David in the story "Walking Out"?
(a) 9 years old.
(b) 7 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 13 years old.

5. What do the townsfolk in the story "Dream Children" think the narrator does recklessly?
(a) Milks her cow.
(b) Weeds her garden.
(c) Rides horses.
(d) Drives her car.

6. What animal attacks David while he is going for a drink of water at the lake?
(a) A deer.
(b) A bear.
(c) A snake.
(d) An eagle.

7. How far away does the fisherman guesstimate his boat is when he realizes it floated away from their ledge?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1/4 mile.
(d) 1/2 mile.

8. What color are the monkey's eyes in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

9. What animal does Jancy hit with her car on her drive to visit with her boyfriend?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A deer.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A bird.

10. How does Jack feel after he accidentally kills his brother?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Evil.
(d) Confused.

11. Which of his family members does Gil set up on a date with Ile?
(a) His sister.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His mother.

12. How does the monkey react when the captain looks him straight in the eyes in "Letters from the Samantha"?
(a) He becomes enraged.
(b) He becomes calm.
(c) He ignores the stare.
(d) He is confused.

13. What question does the young man ask the older woman at the doctor's office at the end of "The Story of a Scar"?
(a) How are you feeling?
(b) Will you go out with me?
(c) What is your name?
(d) How old are you?

14. What group of people does the wife in "The Used-Boys Raisers" believe were put on earth to be "a thorn in the side of mankind"?
(a) African.
(b) Jews.
(c) Hippies.
(d) Catholics.

15. Which of the following boys is NOT present in the story "Murderers"?
(a) Frank Delano.
(b) Arnold Bloom.
(c) Harold Cohen.
(d) Philip Liebowitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Arnold Friend's relationship with Connie?

2. How many members of the family are killed by the killer in the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?

3. In which of the following landscapes is the story "The Misfits" told?

4. How far does David carry his father on his back after accidentally shooting him in the leg?

5. How many ducks do the fisherman and his boys shoot during their first attempt on their trip?

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