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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "An Alpine Idyll," what does the innkeeper call the peasants?
(a) Idiots.
(b) Little children.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Barbarians.

2. What is the name of the Indian girl who breaks Nick’s heart in "Ten Indians"?
(a) Prudence Piper.
(b) Mitchelle Prudence.
(c) Prudence Mitchelle.
(d) Michelle Hayes.

3. In "Che Ti Dice La Patria?" what is the man that Guy and his friend pick up carrying?
(a) A book.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) His bicycle.
(d) His suitcase.

4. In the story "The Killers," why does Ole Andreson not want to go out?
(a) He is scared of the killer.
(b) He drank too much beer the night before.
(c) He is waiting for a phone call from his wife.
(d) He does not feel well.

5. In "The Killers," who are the two killers searching for and trying to kill?
(a) Nick Andreson.
(b) George.
(c) A cook named Sam.
(d) A Swede named Ole Andreson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe Garner call Nick when he is teasing him about liking an Indian girl in "Ten Indians"?

2. What are the two killers names in "The Killers"?

3. How old is the character Pinn in "A Simple Enquiry"?

4. In "The Killers," who get’s tied up together by the killers?

5. In "Hills Like White Elephants," the hills are across the valley of what location?

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