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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. Who does the narrator of "The Man With No Name" see go to the hospital late at night?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) The old man.
(c) Mrs. Casper.
(d) His friend.

2. Whose car gets scratched in "The Family M"?
(a) Mark's.
(b) The narrator's.
(c) Jane's.
(d) Joshua's.

3. During what decade did Darma attend university?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1860s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1970s.

4. What does the narrator of "The Man With No Name" do when he is bored?
(a) Knits.
(b) Prank calls people.
(c) Bakes.
(d) Calls his mother.

5. What emotional space does Darma inhabit while writing his stories?
(a) He writes as if in a trance.
(b) He needs to be angry.
(c) He is always happy.
(d) He is always sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Martin steal toys in "The Family M"?

2. In "The Family M," who is Melvin?

3. What poet does the narrator of "Joshua Karabish" recite at a poetry reading?

4. In "Joshua Karabish," what is the MLA?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Old Man with No Name" kill time when he feels lonely?

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

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

4. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua's mother ask the narrator to do for her?

5. What does Joshua's mother think of him, in "Joshua Karabish"?

6. Who gets in a car accident in "The Family M"?

7. In what decade did Darma attend university?

8. Which of the narrator's neighbors abuses animals, in "The Old Man with No Name"?

9. In "The Family M," who is Martin?

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

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