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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How long dd it take Darma to write The Old Man with No Name?
(a) Three days.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) A few hours.
(d) One hour.

5. In "The Family M," why does the narrator start hanging out in the parking lot?
(a) To talk to neighbors.
(b) For fun.
(c) To see who scratched his car.
(d) To make friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Family M," what does Martin find in the narrator's car?

2. In "The Man With No Name," what is Marsh?

3. During what decade did Darma attend university?

4. Where is Budi Darma originally from?

5. In "The Man With No Name," which woman owns a gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose house does the narrator of "The Old Man with No Name" move into?

2. Who lives in Mrs. Casper's attic?

3. Who does the narrator of "The Family M" watch from his window?

4. Who enters a poetry contest in "Joshua Karabish"?

5. What kind of writing does Joshua do in "Joshua Karabish"?

6. Who owns a gun in "The Old Man with No Name"?

7. Who dies at the beginning of "Joshua Karabish"?

8. What illness does Joshua have in "Joshua Karabish"?

9. Why does the narrator of "The Family M" want Coke machines in the apartment building?

10. Which author did Darma write his PhD dissertation about?

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