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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the farmer have the bull do when he gets older?
(a) Fight.
(b) Breed.
(c) Be butchered.
(d) Lead.

2. Where is Edwin living in "Landscape with Figures"?
(a) A cave.
(b) An abandoned building.
(c) A bombed out house.
(d) A tent.

3. Where is Jimmy going in "The Train Trip"?
(a) Canada.
(b) Florida.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

4. What does Nick do for the Italian soldiers?
(a) Buries the dead.
(b) Build morale.
(c) Delivers messages.
(d) Talks to the wounded.

5. What does Mr. Wheeler tease his waitress about?
(a) Her lowly job.
(b) Her bad service.
(c) Her unfaithful husband.
(d) Having sex with him.

6. What does the narrator ask the matador to do?
(a) Find some work.
(b) Pay him back.
(c) Pay the bill for his mother's grave.
(d) Quit drugs.

7. What is Edwin's favorite restaurant?
(a) Charlotte's.
(b) Chipotle.
(c) Chimmi's.
(d) Chicote's.

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

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

10. Why is Nick discharged from the army?
(a) He committed a crime.
(b) He was badly wounded.
(c) Mental instability.
(d) His time was up.

11. What does Blindy spend his days doing?
(a) Playing slot machines.
(b) Begging for money.
(c) Hitchhiking.
(d) Listening to the radio.

12. What is the name of David's father's guide?
(a) Juma.
(b) Juna.
(c) Jamal.
(d) Jami.

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

14. Who is Jimmy traveling with in "The Train Trip"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His aunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Blindy's favorite bar?

3. What does one unique lion eat in "The Good Lion"?

4. Which of the following is NOT described in "A Natural History of the Dead"?

5. What does Enrique do when he hears police sirens in "Nobody Ever Dies"?

(see the answer keys)

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