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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 is not as good as novels.
(b) It short be really short.
(c) It does not have to be literally short.
(d) It is not for everyone.

2. In "The Man With No Name," what does the old man shout in a public bathroom?
(a) He does not shout.
(b) "HELLO THERE!"
(c) "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
(d) "Pow! Pow!"

3. What do most of the stories in this collection focus on?
(a) Characterization.
(b) Setting.
(c) Tone.
(d) Plot.

4. What does the narrator of "The Family M" ask to have installed in the apartment building?
(a) Slides.
(b) Coke machines.
(c) Washing machines.
(d) ATMs.

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

6. 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.

7. Who gets very ill near the end of "Joshua Karabish"?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Cathy.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Mrs. Seifert.

8. Who pays off Joshua's debts in "Joshua Karabish"?
(a) Jane.
(b) Cathy.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Mrs. Seifert.

9. In "Joshua Karabish," who sends the narrator a check in the mail?
(a) No one.
(b) Cathy.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

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

11. Where did Darma receive his doctorate?
(a) Yale.
(b) University of Indiana.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Stanford.

12. Who winds up in a wheelchair in "The Family M"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Martin.
(c) Marion.
(d) Mark.

13. In "The Man With No Name," what is Marsh?
(a) A movie.
(b) A diner.
(c) A club.
(d) A grocery store.

14. Who lives in Mrs. Casper's attic?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A cat.
(c) An old man.
(d) A racoon.

15. What was Darma anxious about while pursuing his PhD?
(a) Not having enough time to write.
(b) Finding a job.
(c) Writing his dissertation.
(d) Defending his dissertation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Darma most anxious about during his studies?

2. In "The Family M," why does the narrator start hanging out in the parking lot?

3. Who kills the old man in "The Man With No Name"?

4. What does the narrator of "Joshua Karabish" submit to a writing contest?

5. How long dd it take Darma to write The Old Man with No Name?

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