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

2. 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.

3. What is the name of Gay's wife in the story "The Misfits"?
(a) Roslyn.
(b) Charity.
(c) Eve.
(d) Hannah.

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

5. What is the name of Leo Finkle's wife?
(a) Julia.
(b) Collette.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Stella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's husband in the story "Dream Children" do for a living?

2. 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"?

3. What do the townsfolk in the story "Dream Children" think the narrator does recklessly?

4. Which of the family members warns against the vacation due to a killer being on the loose in the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?

5. Which of his family members does Gil set up on a date with Ile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't roommates Henry and Osmond get along in the story "The Christian Roommates"?

2. Who do Galven and Poma almost break up in the story "Ile's Forest"?

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

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

5. How does the narrator react when her father falls ill in "The Lover of Horses"?

6. What happens to Jancy on her drive to visit with her boyfriend in the story "The Heavenly Animal"?

7. Why did Sam's ex-wives walk out on him in the story "The Wedding"?

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

9. Why does Gil make his way to Galven's house in the story "Ile's Forest," and what is his greeting there?

10. In the story "The Misfits," how does Gay Langland feel about relationships?

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