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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. What is the name of the family with whom Nick is traveling for the holiday in "Ten Indians"?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Garners.
(c) The Millers.
(d) The Romans.

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

3. What is William still doing at the end of "A Pursuit Race"?
(a) Eating.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Racing.

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

5. In his real life, how did Hemingway ultimately die?
(a) Bull-fighting injury.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Care accident.
(d) Suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "An Alpine Idyll," what do the two men (the main characters) do?

2. What had Nick's dad been out doing when he saw Prudence in the story "Ten Indians"?

3. In the story "Today Is Friday," who have the soldiers crucified in the story?

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

5. In "Now I Lay Me," what is the initial thing that Nick thinks about when he is trying to fall asleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does William say about the wolf he sees and hears in "A Pursuit Race"?

3. How does William respond when Mr. Turner accuses him of drinking too much and of needing help in "A Pursuit Race"?

4. Why does the third soldier in "Today is Friday" not want to drink with the others?

5. 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?

6. How does the author describe a pursuit race?

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

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

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

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

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