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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is the piano player from in Chapter 71?

2. What year is Adlai Stevenson a nominee for president?

3. What talent is the person with ESP also known for in Chapter 74?

4. What country is Willem in when he becomes an evangelist?

5. How does Anne reply to the teasing of Catherine in Chapter 70?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which president has a penchant for speed in "Drag-Strip Simpson," and how does Harvey document his hobby?

2. What recurring lesson does Harvey reinforce in "Little Book Lost"?

3. How is the song of the enemy used as a motivational anthem by Americans in Chapter 62?

4. Which other gift of Van Cliburn does Harvey reveal in Chapter 74?

5. How does one man's retirement lead to the development of a national chain of restaurants in "Better Late Than Never"?

6. What is the irony of a detective's last case in Chapter 48?

7. According to Chapter 41, what is a possible reason for "Dracula" to have been written?

8. In what way does reality mirror fiction in Chapter 49?

9. How is Masonite discovered in "Stranger on the Road"?

10. In Chapter 55, which ironies are included in the story about a robber?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the surprise endings of The Rest of the Story by analyzing the techniques that Harvey uses in three different stories that feature an unexpected twist at their conclusion. Be sure to also include why those specific techniques were chosen by Harvey and the settings where they are the most effective.

Essay Topic 2

Perception is changed with Harvey's unveiling of key information in various stories. Select three examples of how the perception of people and/or events is altered by the information that Harvey reveals in each of them as well as the techniques that he uses in the process.

Essay Topic 3

In "The Rest of the Story," Harvey proves that fortune can come from the most unlikely places. Compare and contrast the styles and techniques of the four different stories that feature wealth, charity, a theme of rags to riches, and/or inheritance.

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