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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. When had the peasant's wife officially died in "An Alpine Idyll"?
(a) February 14th.
(b) November 20th.
(c) December 18th.
(d) January 5th.

2. In "A Canary For One," what city is the destination for American woman and the American couple?
(a) Paris.
(b) Florence.
(c) Lyons.
(d) Marseille.

3. What was the weather like when Manuel died in 'Banal Story"?
(a) It was raining.
(b) It was very hot.
(c) It was windy.
(d) It was snowing.

4. In "Now I Lay Me," what is the initial thing that Nick thinks about when he is trying to fall asleep?
(a) Bull fighting.
(b) Trout streams.
(c) Indians.
(d) The war.

5. In his drunken state, what does William speak through in the story "A Pursuite Race"?
(a) A magical wand.
(b) A paper cup.
(c) His hands.
(d) A sheet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Now I Lay Me," John tells Nick that if he get's married, what will be no longer do?

2. In "A Canary For One," why had the American couple been in Vevey?

3. What does the peasant hang from his dead wife's mouth in "An Alpine Idyll"?

4. What publication is the main character of "Banal Story" reading?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the innkeeper and the sexton call the peasant a beast in "An Alpine Idyll"?

2. How does the author describe a pursuit race?

3. What are the three soldiers discussing while they drink in "Today is Friday"?

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

5. In "A Canary For One," why did the American woman take her daughter away?

6. How does the woman’s daughter in "A Canary For One" react when she is taken away from her foreign lover?

7. Why do you think the author wrote “Today Is Friday” in a play version instead of a narrative, like the other stories?

8. In "Now I Lay Me," when thinking about fishing and trout streams, and praying for all the people has known do not work to help him get to sleep, what does he resort to?

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

10. What is the publication that the narrator of “Banal Story” is reading while Manuel lays dying and what types of articles are in the publication?

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