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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 "Orez," why does Hester ask her husband to physically harm her?
(a) She feels guilty.
(b) She feels ashamed.
(c) To terminate her pregnancy.
(d) For fun.

2. Who tries to kill Orez?
(a) Jane.
(b) Himself.
(c) Hester.
(d) The narrator.

3. In "Yorrick," who is Kenneth?
(a) The Harrison's gardener.
(b) The Harrison's neighbor.
(c) The Harrison's nanny.
(d) The Harrison's plumber.

4. Who is Charles Lebourne?
(a) The narrator's cousin.
(b) The narrator's uncle.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) The narrator's father.

5. In "Orez," who is Stevick?
(a) Hester's son.
(b) Hester's father.
(c) Hester's brother.
(d) Hester's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to clean Mrs. Ellison's yard In "Yorrick"?

2. Who does not have a phone in "Mrs. Elberhart"?

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

4. In "Orez," who is Norman?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Orez," who is Hester?

2. Why does the narrator hate Yorrick?

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

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

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

6. In "Charles Lebourne," how does the narrator's mother describe Lebourne?

7. Who is Charles Lebourne?

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

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

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

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