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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 pays off Joshua's debts in "Joshua Karabish"?

2. What does Darma consider the most important aspect of storytelling?

3. In "The Family M," what does Melvin say of his children?

4. What does the narrator of "The Family M" ask to have installed in the apartment building?

5. What author does Darma admire?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who moves to North Carolina in "The Family M"?

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

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

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

7. What kind of writing did Darma write before People from Bloomington?

8. In what decade did Darma attend university?

9. Who owns a gun in "The Old Man with No Name"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the narrator's intentions regarding the old man in "The Old Man with No Name." Why is the narrator so intent of befriending the man? What does his persistence in that endeavor say about his personality, life, or beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the relationship between the narrator and Mrs. Elberhart in "Mrs. Elberhart." What is the nature of this relationship? Is it positive or negative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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