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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the story La Volpaia?
(a) Joyce Carol Oates.
(b) Mark Helprin.
(c) Jamaica Kincaid.
(d) Yasunari Kawabata.

2. What rises in the water at the end of On Hope?
(a) An angel.
(b) A demon.
(c) A shark.
(d) An octopus.

3. Whose son died in Welcoming the Board of Directors?
(a) The porter's.
(b) The governor's.
(c) The shopkeeper's.
(d) The president's.

4. Who is the author of The Boy?
(a) Aurelio Escovar.
(b) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(c) Joyce Carol Oates.
(d) Mark Halprin.

5. From what country does the story Gregory come?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) Brazil.

6. The story of Happy Endings is structured similarly to what?
(a) Russian fairy tales.
(b) Comic books.
(c) Illustrated children's books.
(d) Choose-your-own-adventure novels.

7. The author of Homage to Isaac Babel is listed as being from England and where?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Canada.

8. What is the subject of the lecture the older Borges discusses in August 25, 1983?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Plato.
(d) The Aeneid.

9. Who wrote At the River?
(a) Patricia Grace.
(b) Isak Dinesan.
(c) Joyce Carol Oates.
(d) Kenneth Bernard.

10. What becomes ruined due to the boy and his father in Blackberries?
(a) A cap.
(b) Pants.
(c) Shoes.
(d) A basket.

11. What is the setting of Blue?
(a) Australia.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Paris.

12. The older Maori tribesman died while doing what in At the River?
(a) Smoking a pipe.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Making his bed.
(d) Hunting.

13. Who is the author of The Blue Jar?
(a) Doris Lessing.
(b) Isak Dinesen.
(c) Hernan Lara Zavala.
(d) Panos Ioannides.

14. Who is the author of Blackberries?
(a) Jorge Luis Borges.
(b) Spencer Holst.
(c) Stuart Dybek.
(d) Leslie Norris.

15. Who becomes engaged to Freddie in An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) Johann.
(b) Petr.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Adolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the zoo director in The Elephant decide to get as a cheaper alternative to a live elephant?

2. Who is the author of Don't You Blame Anyone?

3. What is the older Borges doing in the hotel room in August 25, 1983?

4. Who is the author of Preparations?

5. What is the name of the central male character in Happy Endings?

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