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

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

3. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua assure the narrator about his illness?
(a) It is not deadly.
(b) It is not that bad.
(c) It is not contagious.
(d) It is contagious.

4. What sound does the narrator of "The Man With No Name," hear in the middle of the night?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Crying.

5. In "The Man With No Name," who gets articles in the university paper written about them?
(a) Jane.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) The old man.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua take with him on a trip?

2. In "Joshua Karabish," what kind of writer is Joshua?

3. What does Darma consider the most important aspect of storytelling?

4. What does the Meek family do on Saturdays in "The Family M"?

5. In "The Man With No Name," whose house does the narrator move into?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Joshua Karabish," who is the narrator's roommate?

2. Where is Budi Darma originally from? What brought him to the U.S.?

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

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

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

6. Who moves to North Carolina in "The Family M"?

7. Who does the narrator of "The Old Man with No Name" want to be friends with?

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

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

10. What kind of writing did Darma write before People from Bloomington?

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