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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. How many ducks do the fisherman and his boys shoot during their first attempt on their trip?
(a) 7 ducks.
(b) 17 ducks.
(c) None.
(d) 27 ducks.

2. How does Ile's servant treat Gil when he arrives in the forest?
(a) He is silent.
(b) He is kind.
(c) He is rude.
(d) He is arrogant.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a way that Dale Carter attempts to deal with his grief after his son dies?

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

3. How does Jack feel after he accidentally kills his brother?

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

5. What color is Arnold Friend's car in the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the fisherman die in the story "The Ledge"?

2. Why does the rabbi call the young boys "Murderers!" in the story of the same name?

3. How does David Hawthorne die in the story "Redemption," and what is his family's reaction?

4. How does Leo Finkel meet his wife in "The Magic Barrel"?

5. What happens after David accidentally shoots his father in the leg in the story "Walking Out"?

6. What type of relationship does the narrator have with her dead son in the story "Dream Children"?

7. What does Ozzy demand of his spectators in the story "The Conversation of the Jews"?

8. What type of hunting experience does the fisherman and his boys have in the story "The Ledge"?

9. Who is Arnold Friend in the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

10. How is the narrator viewed by the townsfolk in the story "Dream Children"?

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