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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darma maintain about the short story form?

2. In "The Man With No Name," who has a habit of running into the street and threatening to shoot people?

3. Why did Darma return to Bloomington with his family?

4. What poet does the narrator of "Joshua Karabish" recite at a poetry reading?

5. Who are the narrator's neighbors in "The Man With No Name"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of the narrator's neighbors abuses animals, in "The Old Man with No Name"?

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

3. What illness does Joshua have in "Joshua Karabish"?

4. Why does the narrator of "The Family M" want Coke machines in the apartment building?

5. Which author did Darma write his PhD dissertation about?

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

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

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

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

10. In "The Family M," who is Martin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the relationship between Lebourne and the narrator in the story, "Charles Lebourne." What is the nature of this relationship? Is it positive or negative?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the theme of sabotage. Throughout several stories certain characters seek to sabotage or greatly inconvenience the lives of other people around them. What motivates such characters? Are they successful in their attempts to sabotage the lives of others? (i.e. the narrator in "Yorrick," the narrator in "The Family M," the narrator in "Charles Lebourne").

Essay Topic 3

Select two characters who experience grief in some manner and compare their experiences. What is the author's message about grief in each character's story? Is it a consistent message throughout the book, or are there conflicting messages between stories?

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