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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. In "Yorrick," why does Catherine call the narrator?
(a) To get directions.
(b) To ask him out.
(c) To complain about school.
(d) To talk to Yorrick.

2. What does the narrator suspect of Mrs. Elberhart?
(a) She is old.
(b) She has a serious illness.
(c) She is secretly rich.
(d) She has children.

3. How does Catherine act with the narrator of "Yorrick"?
(a) Flirty.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

4. Who does Orez attack at the front door?
(a) A saleswoman.
(b) The mailman.
(c) A pizza guy.
(d) A neighbor.

5. In "Mrs. Elberhart," what is Primo?
(a) A movie.
(b) A club.
(c) A magazine.
(d) A band.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Charles Lebourne," what is Evermann?

3. How did the narrator's mother meet his father in "Charles Lebourne"?

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

5. Why does the narrator of "Charles Lebourne" hold Lebourne's leg up on his shoulder for hours?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Mrs. Elberhart" discover Mrs. Elberhart?

2. Why does Mrs. Elberhart end up in the hospital?

3. What does Stevick tell the narrator of "Orez" about his children?

4. Why is the narrator so curious about Charles Lebourne?

5. Who was always getting Mrs. Elberhart sick when she was married?

6. What is Primo?

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

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

9. How is Charles Lebourne related to the narrator?

10. In "Orez," who is Stevick?

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