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

2. What does the man in "Get a Seeing Eye Dog" ask his wife to do?
(a) Stay with him.
(b) Leave him.
(c) Save him.
(d) Kill him.

3. What does Enrique do when he hears police sirens in "Nobody Ever Dies"?
(a) Surrenders.
(b) Shoots himself.
(c) Shoots the cops.
(d) Runs away.

4. What is Cayetano's profession?
(a) Gambler.
(b) Dealer.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Police officer.

5. How is the narrator in "A Day's Wait" related to the boy?
(a) The boy is his son.
(b) The boy is his brother.
(c) The boy is his nephew.
(d) The boy is his grandson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Porter use to show Jimmy a trick?

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

3. What does Mr. Wheeler tease his waitress about?

4. What does the soldier tell the doctor is cruel of him to do in "A Natural History of the Dead"?

5. Who is the woman in "One Reader Writes" writing a letter to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick do for the Italian army after he has been discharged?

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

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

4. How is Blindy blinded?

5. What do the Fontans make in secret, and why is it so secret?

6. What happens to the three men who Harry refuses to take to the U.S. one day?

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

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

9. What is Nick good at doing with women?

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

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