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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 the husband react when he hears of his wife's affair in the story "Honor"?
(a) He is outraged.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is devastated.
(d) He gives his approval.

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

3. How old is Ira Ewing when he runs away from home in the story "Golden Land"?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fourteen.

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

5. During which of the following holidays do Hubert Jarrod and Louise King meet?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Thanksgiving.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story "Beyond," what is significant about the baby that Judge meets?

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

4. Which of the following events does NOT happen in the story "Honor"?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes the soldier named Borgard in the story "Turnabout"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the result of Ira Ewing's lax parenting in the story "Golden Land"?

2. What is life like for Alec Gray after he leaves the Army?

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

4. How doesd Ira Ewing's mother react to her resettlement in California?

5. How do lovers Melisandre and Phillip Backhouse meet in the story "My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford and the Battle of Harrykin Creek"?

6. What gift does Richard Howes purchase for his wife when his latest novel sells, and what is her reaction to the gift?

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

8. Why does Alec Gray kill his commanding officer?

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

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

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