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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do David and his dog find in "An African Story"?

2. How many people are living with Edwin in "Landscape with Figures"?

3. Where does Mr. Wheeler live?

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

5. What do Harry and Wesley sell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the man spraying cologne in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?

3. What does Jimmy witness on "The Train Trip"?

4. How does Cayetano spend his days in the hospital?

5. What does the job that the narrator holds entail in "Black Ass at the Cross Roads"?

6. Why does the man in "Get a Seeing-Eyed Dog" ask his wife to leave him?

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

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

9. What happens when Harry and Wesley meet Captain Willie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in these stories. What stories embody this theme, and how does that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of these stories, and it is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances, and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

Nick Adams was a character we were able to follow through a number of different stories. How does he change over the course of his life, and what causes these changes?

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