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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. Who abuses animals in "The Man With No Name"?

2. During what decade did Darma attend university?

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

4. Who does the narrator want to shoot in "The Family M"?

5. What does the narrator of "The Man With No Name" do when he is bored?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of writing does Joshua do in "Joshua Karabish"?

2. Who dies at the beginning of "Joshua Karabish"?

3. In "Joshua Karabish," what does Joshua's mother ask the narrator to do for her?

4. Where did Budi Darma attend university?

5. In "Joshua Karabish," who is the narrator's roommate?

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

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

8. What was Darma most anxious about during his studies?

9. Who does the narrator of "The Old Man with No Name" want to be friends with?

10. Whose house does the narrator of "The Old Man with No Name" move into?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss Darma's depictions of Bloomington. How does Darma paint Bloomington, IN? Are his depictions of Bloomington largely positive or negative?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the character of Orez in the story "Orez." What kind of person is Orez, and what affect does he have on his parents?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay depicting the relationship between the narrator and the Meek family in "The Family M." What does the narrator make of this family, and how and why does his opinion of them change by the end of the story?

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