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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) Fine.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(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) Confident.
(b) Detached.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Sad.

3. What does the major say will likely happen if Pinn returns to the war in the story "A Simple Enquiry"?
(a) He will never marry.
(b) He will never marry.
(c) He will become an officer of war.
(d) He will die.

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

5. What phrase do the two killers use when mocking Nick in "The Killers"?
(a) Pretty honest guy.
(b) Very shady guy.
(c) Pretty bright boy.
(d) Very bright boy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Undefeated," what is Manuel drinking at the bar/restaurant?

3. Where does "In Another Country" take place?

4. What heritage is the character Jack in "Fifty Grand"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What theme is the girl in "Hills Like White Elephants" suggesting by saying that they can never get their life back, once she has had the operation?

6. What does Jack ask Jerry to do with him, to keep him company in "Fifty Grand"?

7. What is Guy proud to be taken for when he is traveling through Italy in “Che Ti Dice La Patria”?

8. It is suggested that Jack does not like many people. How does he feel about Jerry in "Fifty Grand"?

9. How does the major respond when the doctor tells him he can fix his hand?

10. In hindsight and while in the hospital, how does Manuel perceive his final fight?

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