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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "Artist at Home," what does Roger Howes do for a living?
(a) He is a sculptor.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is a potter.
(d) He is a painter.

2. Who kills Doctor Martino?
(a) Louise King.
(b) Mrs. King.
(c) His killer is never found.
(d) Hubert Jarrod.

3. What does Davy send to Corinthia that enrages her brother?
(a) A letter.
(b) A set of dogtags.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

4. What book do the soldiers in "Crevasse" read to pass their time?
(a) The dictionary.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The telephone book.

5. At the end of the story "Turnabout," how does Borgard feel about the young English soldier he rescued?
(a) He is confused by him.
(b) He respects him
(c) He envies him.
(d) He despises him.

6. When Spoomer is meeting his woman, where does Satoris find them?
(a) At a church.
(b) At a house.
(c) At the beach.
(d) At a movie theater.

7. Where does Borgard find the young, drunken English soldier?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) On the streets.
(c) In a bar.
(d) In a brothel.

8. What country is Borgard from?
(a) England.
(b) Poland.
(c) America.
(d) France.

9. On what type of mission does the young English soldier go with Borgard?
(a) A search-and-rescue mission.
(b) An evacuation mission.
(c) A bombing mission.
(d) A mapping mission.

10. Which valuable is Grandmother Millard most interested in hiding in the story "Grandmother Millard"?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her weapons.
(c) Her silver.
(d) Her gold.

11. What does Louise's mother think about Jarrod?
(a) That he is socially beneath Louise.
(b) That he is an untrustworthy man.
(c) She has never met Jarrod.
(d) That he would make a good husband.

12. Of which of the following things is Louise afraid?
(a) Small spaces.
(b) Water.
(c) Flying.
(d) The dark.

13. Which of the following creatures does Dr Martino use to help Louise overcome her irrational fear?
(a) Slugs.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Scorpions.

14. Where is the resort where the King family meets Jarrod?
(a) In Arkansas.
(b) In South Dakota.
(c) In Florida.
(d) In Mississippi.

15. Which of the following facts is NOT true about Howard Boyd's mother in the story "The Brooch"?
(a) She is poor.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She is old.
(d) She is spiteful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words completes this quote from the story "Carcassonne": "Death is ___________ a galloping buckskin horse."

2. What race is Wash, from the story "Wash"?

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Alec Gray?

4. When Ewing leaves Nebraska, where does he go?

5. Ira Ewing's mother asks him for money for what?

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