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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 is the narrator of the story "Pennsylvania Station" related to the dead woman?
(a) He is her brother.
(b) He is her son.
(c) He is her uncle.
(d) He is her father.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Artist at Home," what does Roger Howes do for a living?

2. Which of the following modes of transportation is seen speeding away at the end of the story "Honor"?

3. How does Alec Gray react when he is sent to spend time in the penal battalion?

4. When Spoomer is meeting his woman, where does Satoris find them?

5. In the story "All the Dead Pilots," what does Spoomer steal from his friend Satoris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hubert Jarrod feel as though he has been tricked by Mrs. King, Louisa's mother?

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

3. How does Danny treat his mother in the story "Pennsylvania Station"?

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

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

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

7. How is Davy's life saved during a murder attempt in the story "The Leg"?

8. How is the sympathy of the Confederate soldier his downfall in the story "Mountain Victory"?

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

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

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