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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 does the narrator of "Charles Lebourne" see when he looks out his window?
(a) His mother.
(b) His face.
(c) Trees.
(d) Clouds.

2. How does the narrator's mother die in "Charles Lebourne"?
(a) In a plane crash.
(b) Of old age.
(c) By suicide.
(d) In a car crash.

3. Who does not have a phone in "Mrs. Elberhart"?
(a) Mrs. Elberhart.
(b) Mrs. Kaymart.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Mrs. Ellen.

4. How did the narrator's mother meet his father in "Charles Lebourne"?
(a) Working at a cafe.
(b) Working at a restaurant.
(c) Working at a hospital.
(d) Working at a grocery store.

5. What city does the narrator of "Charles Lebourne" travel to?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Bejiing.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator recognize the name Charles Lebourne?

2. In "Mrs. Elberhart," who dies of brain infection?

3. Who begins taking Mrs. Elberhart to doctor's appointments?

4. In "Yorrick," who is Caroline?

5. Why do Hester and the narrator change jobs constantly in "Orez"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Yorrick," who is Mrs. Ellison?

2. Who is Charles Lebourne?

3. Why does the narrator of "Yorrick" slash people's tires?

4. What does the narrator of "Yorrick" want to bring to a neighborhood potluck?

5. Why does the narrator hate Yorrick?

6. Who attempts to kill Orez?

7. How does Mrs. Elberhart die?

8. In "Orez," who is Orez?

9. Why does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" send a complaint to the local newspaper?

10. In "Charles Lebourne," what is Tulip Tree?

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