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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 does the son consult about his mother's phobia?
(a) His boss.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) The family doctor.

2. What is the name of the place where Charlie is when the story begins?
(a) Boeing 770.
(b) SS Plano.
(c) Honda.
(d) SS Augustus.

3. Where does Olga decide to move back to?
(a) Italy.
(b) California.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Illinois.

4. What happens when the Seton family is in Florence?
(a) People miss them.
(b) People rob their house.
(c) People speculate about them and their unusual ways.
(d) People talk about how much they like them.

5. What gets the man through his fear one day when he meets a woman?
(a) Crying.
(b) Ignoring him.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Angel of the Bridge" discover he is afraid of?

2. What does the son think of his mother's fear in "The Angel of the Bridge"?

3. In "Reunion," where the is the young man traveling?

4. At whose house does Gee Gee get drunk?

5. Who tells the son to leave his mother alone in "Angel of the Bridge"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of impact does the Duke's fall have?

2. Why does the man in The Chimera have sour feelings about his wife?

3. Why does Charlie run away from Marcie and his children?

4. Why does Charlie decide to return home?

5. How does Mr. Folkestone's behavior change throughout the story?

6. Whose inheritance is the subject of "The Lowboy" and why?

7. How does usually behave Gee Gee when he drinks?

8. What do people in Florence think of the Seton family?

9. How does Mr. Seton act ashamed of his profession?

10. Although the mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" is spry and lively, what faults does she have?

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