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

2. How many members of the family are killed by the killer in the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?
(a) 6 members.
(b) 2 members.
(c) No members.
(d) 4 members.

3. Which of the following is NOT something Ozzy makes the spectators admit while standing on the roof?
(a) That they believe in Jesus Christ.
(b) That Judaism is not the only religion that leads to salvation.
(c) That God can do anything.
(d) That hitting, even in the name of God, is wrong.

4. When David finally reaches a doctor with his father, how long has his father already been dead?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) One day.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an obsession that plagues the narrator's family in the story "The Lover of Horses"?

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

3. What color is the fur the monkey covered with in "Letters from the Samantha"?

4. Why is the narrator of the story "Dream Children" considered uninteresting and melancholy?

5. Which of the following facts about Leroy's wife, Norma Jean, is NOT true?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when the monkey goes wild aboard the ship in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

4. What type of obsessions affect the narrator's family in "The Lover of Horses"?

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

6. How does the monkey die in the story "Letters from the Samantha"?

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

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

9. How does the grandmother react when face-to-face with the killer she read about in the newspapers?

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

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