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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. Why does the boy think the girl wants to do the unnamed activity?
(a) To further her reputation.
(b) To please him.
(c) To show her affection.
(d) To prove something.

2. What is the name of the horse that kills Joey's father?
(a) Gilford.
(b) Gillsome.
(c) Gilbert.
(d) Gilly.

3. What is the name of Adolph Francis' partner?
(a) Bust.
(b) Beatle.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Barge.

4. What is Joey's father's occupation?
(a) Racer.
(b) Ferrier.
(c) Jockey.
(d) Breeder.

5. What does the bartender compliment the young man on in "A Sea Change"?
(a) His tan.
(b) His clothes.
(c) His patience.
(d) His girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the old man at the bridge hiding from?

2. Where does 'Cat in the Rain' take place?

3. Where does George work?

4. Who does Jack lose his last match to?

5. What does Dr. Adams do while he is talking to his wife after fighting with Dick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the officers in "In Another Country" doing in Milan?

2. What is Nick doing when he meets Adolph Francis and Bugs?

3. What are the two prostitutes in "The Light of the World" arguing about?

4. What does Nick's father tell him on the 4th of July, and how does Nick respond?

5. What happens to the Indian woman's husband while she is undergoing a C-Section?

6. How does Joey's father die, and how do the other men respond to this death?

7. How does Nick feel about his life in 'Big Two-Hearted River'?

8. What happens when Turner catches up with William Campbell?

9. What is given precedence over the man who dies in "Banal Story"?

10. What does the narrator tell the old man at the bridge to do, and why does he not listen?

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