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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Other Side of Death," what "fruit" do the trees bear?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Rattlesnakes.
(c) Gnomes.
(d) Razors.

2. How old is the protagonist of "The Third Resignation"?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Seven.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-five.

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

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

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

6. In "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist imagine becoming after his body decays?
(a) A potato.
(b) An apple.
(c) A flower.
(d) A stone.

7. In "The Third Resignation," what is the protagonist's "illness"?
(a) Flu.
(b) Eczema.
(c) Death.
(d) Hypochondria.

8. Where does Eva imagine herself to be after she leaves her body?
(a) Underground.
(b) Paris.
(c) Inside a jar of jelly.
(d) In limbo.

9. What is the only word the girl in "Nabo" knows?
(a) Sky.
(b) Pandora.
(c) Nabo.
(d) Hello.

10. What color is the woman's box in "Eyes of a Blue Dog"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Mother-of-pearl.
(d) White.

11. Of what form of transportation does the protagonist dream in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) A train.
(b) A plane.
(c) A ship.
(d) A car.

12. How long has the girl in "Someone" been at the narrator's house?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Forty years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Ten years.

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

14. What does the woman call José?
(a) Chepe.
(b) Piloncillo.
(c) Cielito lindo.
(d) Pepillo.

15. Where does the woman in "Bitterness" say she will not "wander" anymore?
(a) South America.
(b) The courtyard.
(c) The village.
(d) The house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the narrator of "Someone" been dead?

2. What is the woman in "Bitterness" afraid of?

3. Who comes to Aurelio Escovar's office for dental work?

4. What book is the boy reading in "Night"?

5. In "The Third Resignation," what is tied around the protagonist's jaw?

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