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

2. What is called the opium of the people in "The Gambler, The Nun, and the Radio"?
(a) Religion.
(b) Money.
(c) Sex.
(d) Friendship.

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

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

5. Where are Wesley and Harry trying to get to at the end of "The Tradesman's Return"?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Florida.
(d) Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bull refuse to do?

2. Where is the unique lion from in "The Good Lion"?

3. What does Harry own?

4. Where is Edwin living in "Landscape with Figures"?

5. Where is Stevie at the beginning of "Great News From the Mainland"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes an attack on the house Edwin is living in in "Landscape with Figures"?

2. What does Al ask Edwin the night before he heads off to battle?

3. What is the woman writing to the medical column about in "One Reader Writes"?

4. How does the narrator of "A Natural History of the Dead" wish to present his information about death?

5. What happens to the faithful bull when he is set out to breed?

6. Why does the boy in "A Day's Wait" think he is going to die, and how is he calmed down?

7. What does Edwin do when he suspects that Luis is a Fascist?

8. What does Nick think about while he is driving with his son?

9. How does Maria act when she is captured in "Nobody Ever Dies"?

10. What does Jimmy do while his father is still sleeping in "The Porter"?

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