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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Nabo in the beginning of "Nabo: The Black Man who Made the Angels Wait"?
(a) At the beach.
(b) In a stable.
(c) At the dinner table.
(d) In a ballroom.

2. What color is the cat's fur in "Eva"?
(a) White.
(b) Orange.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

3. What had the woman in "Bitterness" been listening to when she fell?
(a) A bird.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A cricket.
(d) The radio.

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

5. What is described in "Monologue" as a "grey, jellyish substance"?
(a) Isabel's rooftop.
(b) The sea.
(c) The mud.
(d) The sky.

6. What had previously deterred Eva's appetite for oranges?
(a) The "boy."
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Illness.
(d) A blight.

7. What does the woman in "The Woman" put in her hair?
(a) Leave-in conditioner.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Vaseline.
(d) Hair extensions.

8. What is the woman in "Bitterness" afraid of?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Distances.
(c) Mice.
(d) Open spaces.

9. In "Someone," what was the girl carrying when she came to the narrator's house?
(a) A gramophone.
(b) A saxophone.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A kitten.

10. What animal is mentioned in the last sentence of "Dialogue"?
(a) A deer.
(b) A dog.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A bear.

11. What day is it in "One of These Days"?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

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

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

14. What instrument does the musician in "Nabo" play?
(a) Accordion.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Piano.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of the story, how long has Nabo been asleep?

3. In "The Third Resignation," what does the character think of as "chasing through the tormented corners of his hot, fever-torn head"?

4. In "The Other Side of Death," whom does the protagonist sense in the room?

5. What day is it at the beginning of "Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses"?

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