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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. Where does Joshua go for two weeks in "Joshua Karabish"?
(a) Florida.
(b) Home.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Hawaii.

2. In "Joshua Karabish," who never returns home after a trip?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Jane.
(d) Joshua.

3. In "The Man With No Name," who has a habit of running into the street and threatening to shoot people?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Mrs. Casper.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The old man.

4. What author does Darma admire?
(a) Marilyn Robinson.
(b) Herman Melville.
(c) Ottessa Moshfegh.
(d) William Faulkner.

5. Where did Darma attend university?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Indiana.
(c) California.
(d) Iowa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Family M," who moves to North Carolina?

2. Where did Darma receive his doctorate?

3. Who is Mrs. Macmillan?

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

5. In "Joshua Karabish," what favor does Joshua's mother ask of the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who scratches the narrator's car in "The Family M"?

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

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

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

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

9. In what decade did Darma attend university?

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

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