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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darma maintain about the short story form?
(a) It does not have to be literally short.
(b) It short be really short.
(c) It is not for everyone.
(d) It is not as good as novels.

2. Who gets into a car accident in "The Family M"?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Larry.
(c) The Meeks.
(d) The narrator.

3. Which author did Darma write his disseration on?
(a) E.M Forster.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Herman Melville.
(d) William Faulkner.

4. In "The Man With No Name," what does the old man do every day?
(a) Bakes.
(b) Calls his mother.
(c) Goes for a jog.
(d) Points a gun out his window.

5. What does the narrator of "Joshua Karabish" submit to a writing contest?
(a) A novel.
(b) Poems.
(c) A screenplay.
(d) Short stories.

6. Who did Mrs. Seifert warn the narrator of "Joshua Karabish" to stay away from?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Jane.

7. Why does the narrator of "The Family M" yell at Melvin?
(a) For eating his sandwich.
(b) For how he raised his children.
(c) For scratching his car.
(d) He does not yell at Melvin.

8. What does the Meek family do on Saturdays in "The Family M"?
(a) Play outside.
(b) Go roller skating.
(c) Go out to dinner.
(d) Make bread.

9. What poet does the narrator of "Joshua Karabish" recite at a poetry reading?
(a) Dickinson.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) Keats.
(d) Walt Whitman.

10. What do all the writers Darma admires write about?
(a) Love.
(b) Human relationships.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Life.

11. What has the narrator of "The Family M" never wanted?
(a) An education.
(b) Children.
(c) A wife.
(d) Money.

12. Who has a peculiar illness in "Joshua Karabish"?
(a) Jane.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Mrs. Seifert.
(d) Austin.

13. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua assure the narrator about his illness?
(a) It is not contagious.
(b) It is not that bad.
(c) It is not deadly.
(d) It is contagious.

14. What does Cathy do for a living in "Joshua Karabish"?
(a) She is a chef.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is a lawyer.

15. Who kills the old man in "The Man With No Name"?
(a) Mrs. Nolan.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Josh.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joshua go for two weeks in "Joshua Karabish"?

2. In "The Man With No Name," who has a habit of running into the street and threatening to shoot people?

3. What do most of the stories in this collection focus on?

4. In "Joshua Karabish," who is Cathy?

5. In "Joshua Karabish," who never returns home after a trip?

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