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

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

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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. Pumpkins remind the person of which disease?
(a) Elephantitis.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Mumps.

2. Bored, the boy falls asleep looking at pumpkins and wakes up look at a/n:
(a) Easter basket.
(b) Snowsuit.
(c) Christmas tree.
(d) Cat.

3. 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.

4. The man also eats which part of his own body?
(a) Ear.
(b) Eye.
(c) Foot.
(d) Hand.

5. The mother falls off of a:
(a) Cliff.
(b) Skyscraper.
(c) Balcony.
(d) Car hood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Grace Period," a man is outside doing which of the following activities:

2. Nadine is told by her husband that he wants to leave. Where does the husband go?

3. What dried human body part does the Colonel pull out of a sack?

4. In "The Corporal," a young man is determined to collect which item?

5. In "Subtotals," a man is obsessed with which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the meaning behind the man's action in "Fingers."

2. In "Mandy Shupe," a mother tells her young daughter about Mandy Shupe, a Mennonite woman who goes a bit wild. The basic story is told and the mother's purpose for the parable as well as the grown up daughter's reaction explained.

3. Why does the girl think the U.S. is being attacked by Russian missiles?

4. What common topic is discussed between the woman and the soldier in "Dish Night?"

5. Why do the man and his young lover have such varying opinions on what they see in "Everything is Green?"

6. Explain the goal of the stones in the desert.

7. Discuss the opening scene in "Ponderosa."

8. In "Nadine at 35: Synopsis," explain what Nadine does when her husband leaves her and why she allows him to come back.

9. Discuss the attitude of the man in "Wedding Night."

10. What causes the stones to become fearful? What is a distinction of stones?

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