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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. How many candles surround the protagonist in "The Third Resignation"?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Thirty.

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

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

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

5. What is outside the door in "Eyes"?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A soccer stadium.
(c) Open landscape.
(d) A forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Isabel's husband?

2. What is the weather in "The Other Side of Death"?

3. What is mentioned as ending the lovers' dreams?

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

5. What causes Eva's suffering in the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses" want roses, and how does he get them?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the appearance of the girl and woman in "Tuesday Siesta."

7. How do the men of "The Night of the Curlews" become blind? Explain.

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

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

10. Why does the boy not want to lead the blind men in "Night"?

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