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

2. How many husbands does the woman in "The Used-Boys Raisers" have?
(a) 4 husbands.
(b) 5 husbands.
(c) 3 husbands.
(d) 2 husbands.

3. What does the narrator's husband in the story "Dream Children" do for a living?
(a) He is a director.
(b) He is an actor.
(c) He is a producer.
(d) He is a choreographer.

4. What does Leo Finkle hire Pinye Salzman to help him do?
(a) Find a job.
(b) Investigate a crime.
(c) Find a wife.
(d) Build a house.

5. What part of David's body is injured during the animal attack?
(a) His face.
(b) His hand.
(c) His leg.
(d) His shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Jancy hit with her car on her drive to visit with her boyfriend?

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

3. How does the monkey react when the captain looks him straight in the eyes in "Letters from the Samantha"?

4. What instrument does Jack learn to play as a way of coping with his brother's death?

5. On what holiday does the fisherman take his son and nephew out into the water to shoot ducks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the older woman in "The Story of a Scar" get the scar on her face?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why doesn't the grandmother want to go on vacation with her family in the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?

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

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