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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to clean Mrs. Ellison's yard In "Yorrick"?
(a) Allen.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Jake.

2. What weapon is used to attempt to kill Orez?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A sword.
(d) A tazer.

3. How many of Stevick's children died in "Orez"?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 1.
(d) 14.

4. In "Mrs. Elberhart," who does not have a car?
(a) Mrs. Ellen.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Mrs. Kaymart.
(d) Mrs. Elberhart.

5. Why does Yorrick start eating meals out?
(a) The narrator spits in his food.
(b) He likes to go out.
(c) He is a food writer.
(d) He is always on dates.

6. Who is the narrator's doctor?
(a) Dr. Gomez.
(b) Dr. Bradley.
(c) Dr. Cobble.
(d) Dr. Coonrod.

7. In "Yorrick," who is Mrs. Ellison?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) The narrator's aunt.
(c) The narrator's wife.
(d) The narrator's landlord.

8. In "Yorrick," who is engaged at the end of the story?
(a) Kenneth and Yorrick.
(b) Catherine.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Jane.

9. Who does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" see arguing with a postman?
(a) His wife.
(b) Mrs. Elberhart.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Allan.

10. In "Charles Lebourne," who has a gallbladder issue?
(a) Charles Lebourne.
(b) Mrs. Elberhart.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Cathy.

11. In "Charles Lebourne," what is Evermann?
(a) A band.
(b) A club.
(c) An apartment building.
(d) A beach.

12. In "Orez," who is Stevick?
(a) Hester's uncle.
(b) Hester's son.
(c) Hester's brother.
(d) Hester's father.

13. In "Orez," who is Orez?
(a) The narrator's brother.
(b) The narrator's cousin.
(c) The narrator's son.
(d) The narrator's father.

14. In "Charles Lebourne," why does the narrator begin spending a lot of time in a parking lot?
(a) To observe people.
(b) To spy on Charles Lebourne.
(c) To meet women.
(d) He does not spend time in parking lots.

15. In "Yorrick," who are the Harrisons?
(a) The narrator's neighbors.
(b) The narrator's cousins.
(c) The narrator's family.
(d) The narrator's clients.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mrs. Elberhart," who dies of brain infection?

2. Why does the narrator phone Mrs. Elberhart's neighbors?

3. In "Yorrick," who is Catherine?

4. Why do Hester and the narrator change jobs constantly in "Orez"?

5. In "Mrs. Elberhart," who is Charles Elberhart?

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