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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Collected Stories Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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

2. How long have the men in "Night" been lost?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three days.
(c) A month.
(d) Five days.

3. Who is mentioned in "Tuesday Siesta" as having been a boxer?
(a) Carlos Centeno.
(b) The priest.
(c) Carlos Esperanto.
(d) José Montiel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the woman in "Eyes" write with on the drugstore floor?

3. What is the protagonist of "Dialogue" going to have for breakfast?

4. What does the woman in "The Woman" put in her hair?

5. What adjective describes the woman's shoes in "Bitterness"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As mentioned in "The Other Side of Death," explain the barber's role in the funeral preparations.

3. Describe the events leading to Nabo's death in "Nabo: The Black Man who Made the Angels Wait."

4. Describe the living arrangements of the protagonist of "Dialogue with the Mirror."

5. Who is waiting for Nabo, and why?

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

7. What smell is present in "The Other Side of Death," and why is it significant?

8. Why does the woman in "The Woman who Came at Six O'Clock" so emphasize the time?

9. How would strangers feel about the protagonist of "The Third Resignation," according to his mother's feeling? Explain.

10. What causes the woman to fall in "Bitterness," and what happens to her thereafter?

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