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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Enrique hiding at the beginning of "Nobody Ever Dies"?
(a) An abandoned building.
(b) A safehouse.
(c) A cave.
(d) A shed.

2. What is called the opium of the people in "The Gambler, The Nun, and the Radio"?
(a) Religion.
(b) Money.
(c) Sex.
(d) Friendship.

3. What is Cayetano's profession?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Gambler.
(d) Dealer.

4. What do David and his dog find in "An African Story"?
(a) A herd of zebra.
(b) A bull elephant.
(c) A tiger's den.
(d) A lion's corpse.

5. Where does Nick make love to Bill's sister?
(a) On a train.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In a school.
(d) At her house.

6. What does the bull love to do?
(a) Think.
(b) Eat.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Fight.

7. What is the man in the restaurant spraying the people with in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?
(a) Urine.
(b) Water.
(c) Cologne.
(d) Food coloring.

8. Who runs away with Nick in "The Last Good Country"?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His friend.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

9. Where is Edwin's friend, John from?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Greece.
(d) Italy.

10. What do most of the lions eat in "The Good Lion"?
(a) Zebras.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Lions.
(d) People.

11. What is Al's profession?
(a) Tank commander.
(b) Chef.
(c) Foot soldier.
(d) Newspaper jounalist.

12. Where are Wesley and Harry trying to get to at the end of "The Tradesman's Return"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Bermuda.

13. Who does Jimmy talk with a lot while his father is sleeping?
(a) The Porter.
(b) The engineer.
(c) A prisoner.
(d) A guard.

14. What is something Stevie and his father do together often?
(a) Sing songs.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Read poetry.
(d) Go shooting.

15. Where does Harry live?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the woman's husband in "One Reader Writes" serve for 3 years?

2. What does Nick talk to the Italian soldiers about?

3. How many people are living with Edwin in "Landscape with Figures"?

4. Why does the man in "Get a Seeing Eye Dog" ask his wife to do something?

5. How high is the little boy's temperature in "A Day's Wait"?

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