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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does "Black Ass at the Cross Roads" take place?
(a) Poland.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

3. What does Jimmy's father stay up late doing in "The Porter"?
(a) Talking to a woman.
(b) Reading.
(c) Talking.
(d) Drinking.

4. What nickname does Robert have for Helena?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Mother.
(d) Cousin.

5. What will happen to Nick if he is caught in "The Last Good Country"?
(a) He will be arrested.
(b) He will be deported.
(c) He will be sent to reform school.
(d) He will be given community service.

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

7. What is Edwin's Spanish name?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Edwin.
(c) Alberto.
(d) Enrique.

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

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

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

11. Where are Robert and Helena traveling in "The Strange Country"?
(a) California.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Florida.
(d) New York.

12. What is the name of Blindy's favorite bar?
(a) The Plauta.
(b) The Pilot.
(c) The Promenade.
(d) The Pichenko.

13. What does Nick say is very important for a son to do in "Fathers and Sons"?
(a) Respect his father.
(b) Befriend his father.
(c) Teach his father.
(d) Visit a father's grave.

14. What does the soldier tell the doctor is cruel of him to do in "A Natural History of the Dead"?
(a) Not use anesthesia.
(b) Not tell a wounded soldier the true severity of his wounds.
(c) Not kill a wounded soldier.
(d) Give hope to fatal patients.

15. What does Nick do that gets him in trouble in "The Last Good Country"?
(a) Harasses a woman.
(b) Crashes into a police car.
(c) Is caught dealing drugs.
(d) Shoots a protected deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cayetano's profession?

2. Where does the prisoner escape in "The Train Trip"?

3. What does the farmer have the bull do when he gets older?

4. Where does Nick make love to Bill's sister?

5. What does the narrator of "Wine of Wyoming" hunt for?

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