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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 "A Canary For One," what does the American woman say the canary loves?
(a) The sun.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Flying.
(d) People.

2. In the story "Today Is Friday," which of the soldiers wants to leave and return to the barracks?
(a) The third.
(b) All of them.
(c) The second.
(d) The first.

3. What is the name of Nick's orderly in "Now I Lay Me"?
(a) William.
(b) John.
(c) George.
(d) Hector.

4. Where was William when the burlesque show caught up with him in "A Pursuit Race"?
(a) At the bar.
(b) Downtown.
(c) In bed.
(d) Gambling.

5. In "A Canary For One," what does the American purchase while waiting for the train to move?
(a) A copy of “the Daily Mail” and glass of wine.
(b) A copy of “the Daily Mail” and half a bottle of Evian water.
(c) A copy of "the Forum" and a cup of tea.
(d) A copy of “the Forum” and a half a bottle of Evian water.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Now I Lay Me," why would Nick run out of worms when he went fishing?

2. What is the name of the family with whom Nick is traveling for the holiday in "Ten Indians"?

3. What was the cause of the peasant’s wife’s death in "An Alpine Idyll"?

4. In the story "A Canary For One," what is the name of the hotel that the American woman and the couple have stayed at in the past?

5. In "Now I Lay Me," what would Nick use for bait when he ran out of worms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick begin thinking about after John gives him advice in "Now I Lay Me"?

2. Why do you think the author primarily uses dialogue in "An Alpine Idyll"?

3. Why does Nick think about trout streams and say prayers at night in "Now I Lay Me"?

4. In "Now I Lay Me," how does Nick think that John would react if he saw him after he had been released from the hospital?

5. What is the subtle suggestion about Indians and their behavior based on the short story “Ten Indians?”

6. What do Nick and the Garner boys see on their trip back from the Fourth of July festivities in "Ten Indians"?

7. How does Nick respond when he hears about Prudence Mitchelle and Frank Washburn in "Ten Indians"?

8. What was the reason that the peasant needed to store his wife’s body until the weather changed in "An Alpine Idyll"?

9. In "Banal Story," from what does Manuel Garcia eventually die?

10. What does Nick’s orderly John tell him every man must do in "Now I Lay Me"?

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