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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 Alec Gray react when he is sent to spend time in the penal battalion?
(a) He shouts at his commanding officer.
(b) He takes the punishment silently.
(c) He punches his commanding officer.
(d) He kills his commanding officer.

2. In the story "Carcassonne," which of the following believes that death is "continual movement"?
(a) The skeleton.
(b) The mind.
(c) The spirit.
(d) The soul.

3. Which of the following words completes this quote from the story "Carcassonne": "Death is ___________ a galloping buckskin horse."
(a) Taming.
(b) Riding.
(c) Soothing.
(d) Slaying.

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

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes the soldier named Borgard in the story "Turnabout"?
(a) Confused.
(b) Shy.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Cocky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of the story "Crevasse," what is the injured man in the corner doing?

3. From where does Roger Howes move his family in order to relocate in New York?

4. What country is Borgard from?

5. What position does Borgard hold in his Army battalion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Hubert Jarrod and Louisa King meet in the story "Dr Martino"?

2. What was Ira Ewing's childhood like in the story "Golden Land"?

3. How does the American soldier Borgard meet the young English soldier in the story "Turnabout"?

4. How does the husband in the story "Honor" react to the news of his wife's extramarital affair?

5. How does the Appalachian family treat the Confederate soldier and his servant in the story "Mountain Victory"?

6. How does Wash feel about the relationship between his boss and his granddaughter in the story "Wash"?

7. How does Amy's life change after the death of her first child in the story "The Brooch"?

8. How does the young English soldier repay Borgard for his kindness in the story "Turnabout"?

9. How does Wash die?

10. How do the townsfolk feel about Harrison Blair's hunting style in the story "Foxhunt"?

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