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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of flower does the protagonist of "The Third Resignation" smell as he is contemplating his decay?
(a) Carnation.
(b) Rose.
(c) Hibiscus.
(d) Heliotrope.

2. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?
(a) Five years.
(b) A month.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twelve days.

3. In "The Other Side of Death," whom does the protagonist sense in the room?
(a) A burglar.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) Simon Bolivar.

4. How old is the girl in "Tuesday Siesta"?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

5. What smell is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Fish.
(b) Mint.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Formaldehyde.

6. What is the Mayor's health problem in "One of These Days"?
(a) A chipped tooth.
(b) Lockjaw.
(c) An abscessed tooth.
(d) TMJ.

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

8. In "Monologue," who habitually comes to sing?
(a) The twins of Saint Jerome.
(b) The choir.
(c) The kindergarten class.
(d) The neighbor boy.

9. Where does the "boy" in "Eva" lie?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The church foyer.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) The library.

10. What is described in "The Other Side of Death" as having "blue octopuses"?
(a) Rottenness.
(b) The sea.
(c) Illness.
(d) Winter.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather at the end of "Monologue"?

2. What time is it at the beginning of "Tuesday Siesta"?

3. Where does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" imagine having a tumor?

4. How long has it been since the Mayor in "One of These Days" shaved the right side of his face?

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

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