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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 "Ten Indians," who won the ball game they had gone to see?
(a) Volosky.
(b) The Giants.
(c) Petrosky.
(d) Miramand.
2. In "An Alpine Idyll," what is the sexton's first name?
(a) George.
(b) Franz.
(c) Nick.
(d) Joe.
3. What is the name of the wine seller in "Today Is Friday"?
(a) George.
(b) Manuel.
(c) Nick.
(d) Frank.
4. What does William have on his forearm, that he shows to Mr. Turner, in "A Pursuit Race"?
(a) One huge cut.
(b) Two small punctures.
(c) Three big bruises.
(d) A tattoo.
5. In the story "Now I Lay Me," why does John say he should not have gotten into the war?
(a) He misses his wife.
(b) He does not believe in violence.
(c) He is not strong enough.
(d) He is too nervous.
Short Answer Questions
1. What specific beverage are the soldiers drinking in "Today Is Friday"?
2. What sport activity are John and his friend doing in the story “An Alpine Idyll”?
3. In "Now I Lay Me," what would Nick use for bait when he ran out of worms?
4. What group of people were relieved that Manuel was dead in "Banal Story"?
5. What does the third soldier say he has in "Today Is Friday"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does William respond when Mr. Turner accuses him of drinking too much and of needing help in "A Pursuit Race"?
2. What are the three soldiers discussing while they drink in "Today is Friday"?
3. Why do the innkeeper and the sexton call the peasant a beast in "An Alpine Idyll"?
4. What does Nick’s orderly John tell him every man must do in "Now I Lay Me"?
5. How does the author describe a pursuit race?
6. What does William say about the wolf he sees and hears in "A Pursuit Race"?
7. What is the author’s attitude toward war?
8. Why does Nick think about trout streams and say prayers at night in "Now I Lay Me"?
9. In "A Canary For One," why did the American woman take her daughter away?
10. What advice does William offer Mr. Turner in "A Pursuit Race"?
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