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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. What is Bobby's last name?
(a) Tippitt.
(b) Theodoros.
(c) Hall.
(d) Watson.

2. Where is the couple sitting in "Wine"?
(a) Doctor's office.
(b) Museum.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) Bus station.

3. What does the man in #73 do at the end of the story?
(a) Kills himself.
(b) Returns to his wife.
(c) Divorces his wife.
(d) Separates from his wife.

4. What does George ask his ex-wife to find for him?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A fedora.
(c) A nurse.
(d) Brown socks.

5. How does Rose notify George of her mother's death?
(a) She goes to his house.
(b) She sends a letter.
(c) She sends a telegram.
(d) She calls him on the phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mary and her husband usually go on vacation?

2. What is Mary's last name?

3. Where does the author finally set down the item in her hand?

4. What does the man in #82 when the woman rebuffs him?

5. Where is George killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lessing's writing style in the majority of the stories?

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

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

4. What does George Talbot learn about the woman with whom he has had an affair for several years?

5. What is the premise of "The Day Stalin Died"?

6. Why is George especially drawn to Bobby?

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

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

9. How does Rose behave after she breaks her engagement to George?

10. How is Mr. Brooke in "The Witness" typical of Lessing's characters?

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