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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "One of These Days," what is the Mayor supposed to gargle?
(a) A novacaine solution.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Mouthwash.
(d) Salt water.

2. What is the protagonist of "Dialogue" going to have for breakfast?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Kidneys.
(d) Doughnuts.

3. How many people are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Night of the Curlews"?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

4. What does the girl in "Tuesday Siesta" not have for lunch?
(a) Cheese.
(b) A cookie.
(c) Coffee.
(d) A pancake.

5. What is the woman doing in the beginning of "Eyes"?
(a) Making coffee.
(b) Taking a shower.
(c) Applying makeup.
(d) Tying her shoes.

6. In "Bitterness for Three Sleepwalkers," what do the woman's clothes smell of?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Wood.
(c) Citrus.
(d) Plumeria.

7. To what is the noise compared in "The Third Resignation"?
(a) A jackhammer.
(b) A beehive.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A barking dog.

8. At the end of "The Woman," what time does the woman say she arrived at the restaurant?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 6:15.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 5:45.

9. In "Night," what did the woman say caused the man's blindness?
(a) The television.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) Intuition.
(d) Gossip.

10. What day is it at the beginning of "Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses"?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

11. What caused the characters' blindness in "Night"?
(a) Curlews.
(b) The sun.
(c) Surgery.
(d) An explosion.

12. What does the Mayor get rid of in "One of These Days"?
(a) A telegram.
(b) A prosthetic leg.
(c) A tooth.
(d) A lucky penny.

13. How long has it been since the Mayor in "One of These Days" shaved the right side of his face?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two days.

14. What do the characters in "Night" run into after leaving the bar?
(a) A fence.
(b) Trunks.
(c) Trees.
(d) A building.

15. Where do the sleepwalkers go after the woman's announcement?
(a) Macondo.
(b) The courtyard.
(c) The town square.
(d) The lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What killed Nabo?

2. In "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist imagine becoming after his body decays?

3. What smell is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Other Side of Death"?

4. In "Tuesday Siesta," what is the name of the thief?

5. What noise is in the protagonist's room in "The Other Side of Death"?

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