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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is NOT involved with telling the story of Harrison Blair's chase of the fox?
(a) Harrison Blair's hunting mates.
(b) Harrison Blair.
(c) Harrison Blair's servant.
(d) Harrison Blair's chauffer.

2. After he resettles away from Nebraska, what does Ewing do for a living?
(a) Serves as a general in the Confederate army.
(b) Sells real estate.
(c) Conducts trains.
(d) Digs irrigation.

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

4. After Davy loses his leg in the war, what material is used to craft him a new one?
(a) Wood.
(b) Titanium.
(c) Steel.
(d) Plastic.

5. When Alec Gray loses his job, where is he forced to bathe?
(a) In the city's fountains.
(b) In the homeless shelter.
(c) In the river.
(d) In the bus-stop bathroom.

6. When Howes' latest project sells, what does he purchase for his wife?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) A diamond brooch.
(c) A mahogany casket.
(d) A new car.

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

8. What does Amy beg of her husband Howard Boyd?
(a) To move away from his mother.
(b) To never speak to his mother again.
(c) To live in harmony with his mother.
(d) To kill his mother.

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

10. What happens to Satoris at the end of the story "All the Dead Pilots"?
(a) He is captured by enemy soldiers.
(b) He is kicked out of the Army.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He forgives Spoomer.

11. While Alec Gray is in the Army, what is his relationship with his family?
(a) He has no family.
(b) Distant.
(c) Angry.
(d) He misses his family.

12. Which of the following statements is true about Wash's female relative?
(a) She gets pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl.
(b) She gets pregnant and gives birth to twin boys.
(c) She cannot have children.
(d) She gets pregnant and has one child a year for five years.

13. How many soldiers are lost in the desert in the story "Ad Astra"?
(a) Four.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Forty.

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

15. How many soldiers survive to the end of the story "Crevasse"?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Eight- three.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Spoomer is with his woman, what does Satoris steal from him?

2. In the story "Carcassonne," which of the following believes that death is "continual movement"?

3. In the story "Victory," what country is the man visiting when he pretends to be an aristocrat?

4. Which of the following events does Roger Howes use as subject matter to create his newest masterpiece?

5. During which of the following holidays do Hubert Jarrod and Louise King meet?

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