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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Darma consider the most important aspect of storytelling?
(a) Setting.
(b) Plot.
(c) Character.
(d) Theme.

3. What kind of fiction did Darma write prior to People from Bloomington?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Historical fiction.
(c) He did not write fiction.
(d) Absurdist fiction.

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

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

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

7. Who does the narrator of "The Man With No Name" invite out for coffee?
(a) The old man.
(b) A professor.
(c) His friend.
(d) Mrs. Nolan.

8. In "The Family M," who is Martin?
(a) A janitor.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A boy in the narrator's building.
(d) A teacher.

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

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

11. In "The Family M," who is Melvin?
(a) Mark's friend.
(b) Marion's friend.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) Marion's husband.

12. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua lie to the narrator about?
(a) Being in school.
(b) Being able to drive.
(c) Being able to cook.
(d) Having nightmares.

13. 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.

14. In "The Man With No Name," which woman owns a gun?
(a) Mrs. Nolan.
(b) Mrs. Macmillan.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mrs. Casper.

15. In "The Family M," what does Martin find in the narrator's car?
(a) A rusty nail.
(b) A gun.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Darma's first novel?

3. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua resolve to do if he ever gets published?

4. Where did Darma receive his doctorate?

5. In "Joshua Karabish," what happens when Joshua gets sick?

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