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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the man in the restaurant using to spray the people with in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?
(a) His mouth.
(b) A flit gun.
(c) A cup.
(d) A spray bottle.

3. What does Stevie do that wins a prize?
(a) Writes a short story.
(b) Wins a basketball game.
(c) Wins a race.
(d) Aces a test.

4. What does Harry own?
(a) A boat.
(b) A house.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A bar.

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

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

7. What do the Fontans make in secret?
(a) Art.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Counterfeit money.
(d) Guns.

8. Where does the woman's husband in "One Reader Writes" serve for 3 years?
(a) Milan.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) London.
(d) Madrid.

9. What disease does the woman's husband have in "One Reader Writes"?
(a) Chlamydia.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Gonorrhea.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

11. What does the man in "Get a Seeing Eye Dog" not want his wife to have to do?
(a) Serve him in his blindness.
(b) Stay with him out of obligation.
(c) Cry over his disability.
(d) Live alone.

12. What is Stevie's last name?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Jones.
(c) Wheeler.
(d) Wilson.

13. How does Mr. Harris' father die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) War wound.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Old age.

14. Where is Stevie at the beginning of "Great News From the Mainland"?
(a) A mental institution.
(b) A hospital.
(c) Prison.
(d) A boarding school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Wesley and Harry get the wares they sell?

2. What is the name of the man who is shot in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?

3. What is something Stevie and his father do together often?

4. What does Mr. Frazer spend most of his free time doing?

5. What does the British man in "Landscape with Figures" do against protest from the others?

(see the answer keys)

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