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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Jack learn to play as a way of coping with his brother's death?
(a) The violin.
(b) The piano.
(c) The clarinet.
(d) The French horn.

2. What does Norma Jean do, that gives the reader hope that she and Leroy may mend their relationship and end up together?
(a) She blows Leroy a kiss.
(b) She waves to Leroy.
(c) She smiles at Leroy.
(d) She sends Leroy flowers.

3. What color is the fur the monkey covered with in "Letters from the Samantha"?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

4. How does Jack Hawthorne accidentally kill his brother in the story "Redemption"?
(a) He strangles him with a garden hose.
(b) He runs him over with a tractor.
(c) He poisons him with lead paint.
(d) He suffocates him with a pillow.

5. In which of the following landscapes is the story "The Misfits" told?
(a) In a desert.
(b) In the prairie.
(c) In a swamp.
(d) In the mountains.

6. In "The Ledge," which of the following adjectives would the wife use to describe her husband?
(a) Gruff.
(b) Kind.
(c) Boring.
(d) Cheap.

7. Which of the following is NOT a way that Dale Carter attempts to deal with his grief after his son dies?
(a) He beats his wife.
(b) He has multiple affairs.
(c) He disappears from town for long weekends.
(d) He drinks heavily.

8. In the story "Ile Forest," what does Gil do for a living?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a doctor.

9. In the story "Shiloh," what does Leroy Moffitt do for a living?
(a) He is a dentist.
(b) He is a truck driver.
(c) He is a veterinarian.
(d) He is a hat maker.

10. What fierce storm tore up the land, causing the monkey to become adrift in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?
(a) A monsoon.
(b) A typhoon.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A flood.

11. On what holiday does the fisherman take his son and nephew out into the water to shoot ducks?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Thanksgiving.

12. Which of the following people punches Ozzy in the nose in the story "Conversation of the Jews"?
(a) His mother.
(b) The rabbi.
(c) The doctor.
(d) A school bully.

13. In the story "Akhnilo," how many words does Eddie Fenn believe he can hear being whispered in the wind?
(a) 4 words.
(b) 6 words.
(c) 8 words.
(d) 2 words.

14. What did the narrator's mother most love about the narrator's father in the story "The Lover of Horses"?
(a) His financial support.
(b) His determination.
(c) His caring heart.
(d) His physical attractiveness.

15. What type of books most interest the narrator in the story "Dream Children"?
(a) Books about musical therapy.
(b) Books about fairies and magic.
(c) Books about pharmacology.
(d) Books about communicating with the dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Ozzy makes the spectators admit while standing on the roof?

2. Where does Billy stab the young woman, causing a terrible scar?

3. In "The Christian Roommates," which of the following facts about Henry is NOT true in the story?

4. What animal has the fisherman brought with him during the trip to keep the threesome company in "The Ledge"?

5. In the story "The Lover of Horses," what does the narrator's family do for a living?

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