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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. Where did the main character read that the English cricketers were sharpening their wickets in "Banal Story"?
(a) London.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) France.
(d) Australia.

2. In "Banal Story," what does the word "banal" mean?
(a) Defective, bad.
(b) Sad, tragic.
(c) Exciting, thrilling.
(d) Obvious, boring, and lacking originality.

3. In "Ten Indians," what animal does Carl compare Indians to?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Flies.
(d) Skunks.

4. What literary technique does Hemingway use most frequently in the collection of short stories included in "Men Without Women"?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Poetic language.
(c) Figurative language.
(d) Foreshadowing.

5. What group of people were relieved that Manuel was dead in "Banal Story"?
(a) His family.
(b) Bullfighters.
(c) Women.
(d) Nurses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the story "Today is Friday" take place?

2. Who is the narrator of this story "A Canary For One"?

3. At the end of "Now I Lay Me," what does Nick return to thinking about?

4. What kind of girl does John urge Nick to meet and marry in "Now I Lay Me"?

5. In "A Canary For One," what city is the destination for American woman and the American couple?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the narrator for the short story “A Canary for One?”

3. How would you describe the American woman traveling with a canary in "A Canary For One"?

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

5. How does the author describe a pursuit race?

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

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

8. 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?

9. What is the author’s attitude toward war?

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

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