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

2. How old is Mrs. Elliot when she gets married?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

3. Why is Francis Adolph crazy?
(a) He was hit hard on the head by a cop.
(b) His wife left him.
(c) He saw too much in the war.
(d) It runs in his family.

4. How does Nick get home after ending his relationship with Marjorie?
(a) Swims.
(b) Walks.
(c) Rows a boat.
(d) Rides a bike.

5. Where does "After the Storm" take place?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) California.
(c) Key West.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find after the first storm?

2. What do Bill and Nick drink after the whiskey is gone?

3. Why is Guy stopped by a fascist officer?

4. Where are the Roman soldiers meeting in "Today is Friday"?

5. What is Luz's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Dr. Adams and Dick argue about?

2. What is Harold's one criteria in a wife?

3. What happens on the first day of Francis Macomber's hunting trip?

4. How does the American couple feel about the trip Peduzzi takes them on, and why?

5. How do Bill and Nick feel about Nick's ended relationship with Marjorie?

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

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

8. Who does the American soldier talk with during the night, and what is said?

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

10. What are the Roman soldiers talking about in "Today is Friday"?

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