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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 is Yorrick?
(a) The narrator's housemate.
(b) The narrator's brother.
(c) The narrator's cousin.
(d) The narrator's friend.

2. How does Mrs. Elberhart wish to die?
(a) Of old age.
(b) By accident.
(c) Of illness.
(d) By suicide.

3. In "Yorrick," who is Mrs. Ellison?
(a) The narrator's wife.
(b) The narrator's aunt.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) The narrator's landlord.

4. Why does the narrator recognize the name Charles Lebourne?
(a) That is a name of a famous actor.
(b) That is his name.
(c) That is his father's name.
(d) That is a name he read in a book.

5. In "Yorrick," who is Caroline?
(a) The Harrison's housekeeper.
(b) The Harrison's niece.
(c) The Harrison's nanny.
(d) The Harrison's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to kill Orez?

2. In "Orez," why does Hester ask her husband to physically harm her?

3. In "Orez," who is Hester Price?

4. In "Orez," who has a disability?

5. What city does the narrator of "Charles Lebourne" travel to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Orez," who is Stevick?

2. Why is Mrs. Elberhart mad at the postman?

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

4. Why does the narrator hate Yorrick?

5. Why does Hester want her husband to hurt her in "Orez"?

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

7. Who has a gallbladder condition in the story "Charles Lebourne"?

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

9. Who is Yorrick?

10. What is Primo?

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