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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. Once they arrive at the destination where the operation will take place, how does the girl say she feels in "Hills LIke White Elephants"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Fine.
(c) Scared.
(d) Hesitant.

2. What word best describes how the soldier feels in comparison to the community members and the other officers in the story "In Another Country"?
(a) Detached.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Confident.
(d) Sad.

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

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

5. In "A Simple Enquiry," why does the major put oil on his face?
(a) Because he has open cuts.
(b) Because he has dry skin.
(c) Because he has burns and blisters.
(d) Because he is nervous and sweaty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of "The Undefeated," where had Manuel just been relieved from?

3. What phrase do the two killers use when mocking Nick in "The Killers"?

4. What had caused Guy and his friend's license plate to get dirty in the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?"

5. In the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?" what city do Guy and his friend stop for lunch, when they are teased by some prostitutes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the hospital described in “In Another Country”?

2. What do you think the author is suggesting about honesty in "A Simple Enquiry"?

3. How does Jack finally fall asleep on the night before his big fight in "Fifty Grand"?

4. What causes Guy and his friend's car “number” to get dirty, resulting in a facist giving them a ticket?

5. Why does the girl ask the American man to stop talking in "Hills Like White Elephants"?

6. Why does the young officer in “In Another Country” feel like an outsider compared to the other three officers?

7. What does the young man in “Che Ti Dice La Patria” do that Guy and his friend think is so strange?

8. Why does Jack have a difficult time sleeping in "Fifty Grand"?

9. How does Ole Andreson react when he hears from Nick that two killers are after him?

10. Why do the people of Milan hate the group of four young men walking through the streets?

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