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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 is the man in the restaurant using to spray the people with in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?
(a) A spray bottle.
(b) A flit gun.
(c) A cup.
(d) His mouth.

2. What profession does Nick hope to hold?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Artist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Athlete.

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

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

5. Where is Stevie at the beginning of "Great News From the Mainland"?
(a) A boarding school.
(b) A mental institution.
(c) Prison.
(d) A hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nick make love to Bill's sister?

2. What is Stevie's last name?

3. What does the narrator of "Black Ass at the Cross Roads" do at the end of the day?

4. Where does the prisoner escape in "The Train Trip"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the good lion do when he is mocked for his strange eating habits?

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

4. What secret does Helena tell Robert after she drinks absinthe?

5. What is Nick good at doing with women?

6. How is Blindy blinded?

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

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

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

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

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