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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Alpine Idyll.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of year does “An Alpine Idyll” take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

2. What were the officers/soldiers bonded by in the story "In Another Country"?
(a) Blond hair.
(b) Their injuries.
(c) War.
(d) Shame.

3. In "Fifty Grand," what is the name of the place where Jack has been training for his fights?
(a) Soldier's.
(b) Jerry's.
(c) Hogan's.
(d) The farm.

4. In the story "Fifty Grand," how long does Jack have to "get in form" and train for his fight with Walcott?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

5. What is the name of the man Manuel begs to let him return to fighting in "The Undefeated"?
(a) Zurito.
(b) Retana.
(c) Chavez.
(d) Hernandez.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In Another Country," what does the narrator tell the major he will do after the war?

2. In the story "Fifty Grand," what is the name of the fighter to whom Jack loses?

3. In the story "An Alpine Idyll," what does John do at the table, while they are sitting in the inn?

4. What sort of crime did Ole Andreson committ in Chicago in "The Killers"?

5. Why does the male narrator think that the American woman assumes he is English in "A Canary For One"?

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