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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. In "Hills Like White Elephants," the hills are across the valley of what location?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Spain.
(d) Ebro.

2. Which character does Manuel call his only true friend in "The Undefeated"?
(a) Hernandez.
(b) Retana.
(c) Fernando.
(d) Zurito.

3. In "Hills Like White Elephants," how many bags are the girl and the American man traveling with?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For which publication does the critic watching the bullfight in "The Undfeated" write?

2. What does the major say several times at the end of the story "In Another Country"?

3. How much money does Jack bet on Walcott winning the fight in the story "Fifty Grand"?

4. Who greets the door when Nick arrives to talk with Ole Andreson in "The Killers"?

5. In "The Undefeated," how many times does Manuel stab the bull before it dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How would you describe Jack’s attitude toward his fight?

7. In "A Single Enquiry," what does the major tell Pinn about him staying on as his orderly?

8. How does the author describe the scenery at the start of “Che Ti Dice La Patria”?

9. What is Nick and George’s theory about why two killers are after Ole Andreson?

10. How does Jack maintain his relationship with his wife when he is training at Hogan’s in "Fifty Grand"?

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