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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 want to shoot in "The Family M"?
(a) No one.
(b) Himself.
(c) Jane.
(d) The Meeks.

2. In "The Family M," who is Marion?
(a) Melvin's sister.
(b) Melvin's wife.
(c) The narrator's wife.
(d) The narrator's friend.

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

4. In "The Man With No Name," what street does the narrator live on?
(a) Peach Street.
(b) Drewry Lane.
(c) Fess Avenue.
(d) Bleeker Street.

5. Who does the narrator of "The Family M" want to hurt?
(a) Mark and Martin.
(b) Jane.
(c) Cathy.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the narrator's neighbors in "The Man With No Name"?

2. When did Darma write his first novel?

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

4. What does Darma believe of the writing process?

5. What has the narrator of "The Family M" never wanted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Nolan kill in "The Old Man with No Name"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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