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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the major say several times at the end of the story "In Another Country"?
(a) "I cannot return to the war."
(b) "I cannot resign myself."
(c) "My heart is broken."
(d) "I miss my wife."

2. What does the woman on the train think the line of hills resembles in "Hills LIke White Elephants"?
(a) Brown camels.
(b) Green camels.
(c) White elephants.
(d) Pink elephants.

3. In "The Killers," who get’s tied up together by the killers?
(a) George and Ole.
(b) Nick and Sam.
(c) Nick and George.
(d) Only Nick.

4. How old is the character Pinn in "A Simple Enquiry"?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

5. In "The Killers," what was Ole Andreson’s former profession?
(a) He was a fighter.
(b) He was a gangster.
(c) He was a priest.
(d) He was a bullfighter.

6. What time do the two killers arrive to the restaurant in "The Killers"?
(a) Six-o'clock.
(b) Five-o'clock.
(c) Five thirty.
(d) Six thirty.

7. What does Zurito say to Manuel, in "The Undefeated"?
(a) That he will win the bullfight.
(b) That he is too old to be fighting anymore.
(c) That he is retiring.
(d) That he is still recoverying from his injury and too week to bullfight.

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

9. What heritage is the character Jack in "Fifty Grand"?
(a) Irish.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

10. In "The Undefeated," what is the name of the specific bullfight that Retana agrees to let Manuel fight in?
(a) The Championship.
(b) The Riverdale.
(c) the Festival Fight
(d) The Nocturnal.

11. In "The Undefeated," how many times does Manuel stab the bull before it dies?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

12. What kind of portraits do they see in the restaurant in Spezia in the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?"
(a) Portraits of Hitler.
(b) Portraits of Mussolini.
(c) Portraits of soldiers.
(d) Portraits of Italian women.

13. What had caused Guy and his friend's license plate to get dirty in the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?"
(a) The wind.
(b) It was just old.
(c) The rain.
(d) A car accident.

14. In "The Killers," what meal does Ole Andreson normally eat at the restaurant?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) A snack.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

15. In the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?" what heritage are Guy and his friend?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Old Southern Germans.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator explain the man's strange behavior to his friend Guy in the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?"

2. Where do the three soliders and the narrator often walk to in "In Another Country"?

3. What does the major say will likely happen if Pinn returns to the war in the story "A Simple Enquiry"?

4. In the story "The Killeres," what is the name of the restaurant where the two killers come in search of Ole Andreson?

5. In "Hills Like White Elephants," what does the girl think that everything tastes like?

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