Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bears were in the circus?
(a) Kodiak.
(b) Grizzly.
(c) Polar.
(d) Black.

2. Jimmy loses the ability to _____, which his father claims is God's will.
(a) Walk.
(b) Hear.
(c) See.
(d) Speak.

3. What is the name of the man's wife?
(a) Karen.
(b) Carol.
(c) Candy.
(d) Carla.

4. What kind of car was used in the fatal event?
(a) Honda.
(b) Toyota.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Hummer.

5. A man knocks on a woman's door, hoping to sell a lampshade. What part of the man's body is missing?
(a) Ear.
(b) Hands.
(c) Leg.
(d) Feet.

6. Toward the end of the story Jimmy becomes a/n:
(a) Evangelist.
(b) Telephone operator.
(c) Construction worker.
(d) Record producer.

7. The man served in which war?
(a) Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Korean.

8. How many dancing bears are on a tour?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

9. The man tells the woman about his former business as the owner of which of the following?
(a) Worm hotel.
(b) Spider web.
(c) Ant farm.
(d) Flea circus.

10. In "The Corporal," a young man is determined to collect which item?
(a) Cans.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Coats.
(d) Paper.

11. How did the driver die?
(a) Head Trauma.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Run over by his own car.
(d) Broken neck.

12. The people relate the view to their _____.
(a) Relationship.
(b) Hometown.
(c) Height.
(d) Age.

13. The man ends up with a broken ____ and a bloody wound.
(a) Finger.
(b) Tibia.
(c) Foot.
(d) Femur.

14. How many men visit the Colonel for dinner?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

15. In "I Get Smart," a woman initially owns ____ cats.
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. One day the man is _____ while at work.

2. How did the couple meet in "232-9979?"

3. A woman contemplates making a phone call to which of the following?

4. What is the only item that does not break?

5. What is Mr. Mumsford's job?

(see the answer keys)

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