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

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

3. Which of the following adjectives is NOT used to describe Connie in the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
(a) Pretty.
(b) Poor.
(c) Outgoing.
(d) Arrogant.

4. How many hours must Jancy drive to visit with her boyfriend?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

5. Which of the following boys is NOT present in the story "Murderers"?
(a) Frank Delano.
(b) Harold Cohen.
(c) Arnold Bloom.
(d) Philip Liebowitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Shiloh," what does Leroy Moffitt do for a living?

2. How old is David in the story "Walking Out"?

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

4. What is the name of Leo Finkle's wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What instrument does Jack Hawthorne learn to play in the story "Redemption," and why?

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

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

9. What lie did James tell his fellow bus riders in the story "The Liar"?

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

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