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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From what country is the author of Happy Endings?
(a) United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

4. What are the Maori tribesmen fishing for in At the River?
(a) Carp.
(b) Trout.
(c) Eel.
(d) Bass.

5. The author of Love, Your Only Mother hails from where?
(a) United States.
(b) Israel.
(c) Canada.
(d) Great Britain.

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

7. Where do they bury the player in Death of the Right Fielder?
(a) Next to the field.
(b) In a cemetery.
(c) On the field.
(d) In his backyard.

8. Who wrote Welcoming the Board of Directors?
(a) Peter Handke.
(b) Joyce Carol Oates.
(c) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(d) Aurelio Escovar.

9. The teammates in Death of the Right Fielder suspect the player either tripped or what?
(a) Was shot.
(b) Had a heart attack.
(c) Was stabbed.
(d) Choked to death.

10. The title character of Gregory is what?
(a) A witness.
(b) A prisoner of war.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A dictator.

11. Who is the author of Love, Your Only Mother?
(a) David Michael Kaplan.
(b) Josef Skvorecky.
(c) Mark Helprin.
(d) Yasunari Kawabata.

12. In Iguana Hunting, a boy goes to the country to visit his cousin Chidra and who?
(a) Yula.
(b) Johann.
(c) Crispin.
(d) Peter.

13. What color is the skyscraper in The Falling Girl?
(a) Silver.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Gold.

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

15. What are the people like in the upper floors of the skyscraper in The Falling Girl?
(a) Young and poor.
(b) Young and rich.
(c) Middle aged and bored.
(d) Old and feeble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the lecture the older Borges discusses in August 25, 1983?

2. What does the gypsy's monkey bring to him in On Hope?

3. The story On Hope comes from what country?

4. With what teenage cousin does the author go for a visit in Homage to Isaac Babel?

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

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