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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. Which of the following is NOT one of the men working on a roof?
(a) Tom.
(b) Harry.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Marvin.

2. What profession do Hamish and Mary share?
(a) Writer.
(b) Physician.
(c) Attorney.
(d) Ski instructor.

3. What type of business is Mrs. Pearson planning on opening?
(a) A bakery.
(b) An antiques shop.
(c) A flower shop.
(d) An interior design shop.

4. What job does Rose take during the war?
(a) A munitions factory.
(b) A hospital.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) A news office.

5. Who is another woman that Jimmie starts seeing?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Eunice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Pearson says that she has been divorced from Jimmie for _____________.

2. What is Jimmie's job?

3. What is the state of mind of the person in #47?

4. What surprises Hamish and Mary about the Germans they see while on vacation?

5. In "He" what does Mary tell Annie regarding Annie's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of "One off the Short List"?

2. What is the premise of "A Woman on the Roof"?

3. What is the setting for "The Eye of God in Paradise"?

4. What is the meaning of Rose's obsession with adopting Jill?

5. What angers George about the way Rose notifies him of her mother's death?

6. Why is "Through the Tunnel" a coming of age story?

7. What do Mary and Hamish suspect about Dr. Kroll?

8. What is the premise of "Wine"?

9. How is the story, "How I Lost My Heart", different from some of the other stories in the book?

10. What is "The Eye of God in Paradise"?

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