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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 does Nick remember about his father in "Now I Lay Me"?
(a) That he went on hunting trips.
(b) That he was in the war.
(c) That he drank a lot.
(d) That he had a good sense of humor.

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

3. In the story "An Alpine Idyll," what does John do at the table, while they are sitting in the inn?
(a) Starts sneezing.
(b) Falls off his chair.
(c) Says he has a headache.
(d) Falls asleep.

4. According to the American woman in "A Canary For One," who makes the best husbands?
(a) Americans.
(b) Italians.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

5. Where did the main character in "Banal Story" read that 21 feet of snow had fallen?
(a) The Alps.
(b) Mesopotamia.
(c) New York City.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third thing Nick tries and remember in "Now I Lay Me" when he cannot sleep?

2. Who is the president referenced in “The Forum,” the publication that the narrator of "Banal Story" is reading?

3. In "Banal Story," what sort of short stories does "fhe Forum" contain?

4. How many soldiers are in the story "Today is Friday"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Mr. Turner so concerned about William in "A Pursuit Race"?

9. What is the mean stereotype that Carl says to Nick about his Indian girlfriend in "Ten Indians"?

10. What does Mrs. Garner tell Nick, to make him feel better in "Ten Indians"?

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