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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. What biblical characters are referenced in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Jesus and Paul.
(b) Jonah and the whale.
(c) Abraham and Sarah.
(d) Isaac and Rebecca.

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

3. What adjective describes the woman's shoes in "Bitterness"?
(a) Leonine.
(b) Linear.
(c) Bleached.
(d) Weightless.

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

5. What is the weather in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Snow.
(b) Monsoon.
(c) Sun.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Mayor get rid of in "One of These Days"?

3. Where is Nabo in the beginning of "Nabo: The Black Man who Made the Angels Wait"?

4. Where does the "boy" in "Eva" lie?

5. Of what did the protagonist's brother die, as described in "The Other Side of Death"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the sleepwalkers try to calm the woman?

2. Summarize what happens while the woman is talking to the priest in "Tuesday Siesta."

3. Why do the sleepwalkers want the woman to cry?

4. Explain the doctor's diagnosis and treatment for the protagonist of "The Third Resignation."

5. How does the dentist initially handle the Mayor's request in "One of These Days," and why?

6. How does the protagonist notice he is "really" dying? Explain.

7. Explain Eva's relationship to her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat."

8. In "Bitterness for Three Sleepwalkers," why do the sleepwalkers realize the woman had been a child once?

9. At what point do the characters in "Monologue" start to pray, and why?

10. Describe the villagers' initial reaction to the rain in "Monologue of Isabel."

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