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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What inspires people to strip their houses of walls and roofs in Blue?
(a) Dreams.
(b) The gods.
(c) The mayor.
(d) An aescetic.

2. What does the gypsy in On Hope train monkeys to do?
(a) Dance and smoke.
(b) Steal for him.
(c) Hunt for food.
(d) Play the piano.

3. Where is the author of The Falling Girl from?
(a) United States.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) England.

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

5. Who is the author of The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket?
(a) Joyce Carol Oates.
(b) Julio Cortazar.
(c) Yasunari Kawabata.
(d) Margaret Atwood.

6. The story On Hope comes from what country?
(a) Argentina.
(b) United States.
(c) Canada.
(d) Israel.

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

8. Who is the author of Happy Endings?
(a) Julio Cortazar.
(b) Margaret Atwood.
(c) Spencer Holst.
(d) Yasunari Kawabata.

9. What is the setting of An Insolvable Problem of Genetics?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Czechoslavakia.
(d) Poland.

10. Where does the teacher go with the student in The Boy?
(a) A play.
(b) A car show.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A museum.

11. In the second scenario presented in Happy Endings, who kills him/herself?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Christine.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

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

13. What is the name of the English lord's daughter in The Blue Jar?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Helena.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Noelle.

14. The author of One of These Days hails from where?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Argentina.
(c) United States.
(d) Mexico.

15. What does the old woman feed the meat to in the end of Weather in San Francisco?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Bees.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gregory skilled at in the story with his name?

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

3. Who makes an effort of reading Isaac Babel's short stories, though she does not understand them in Homage to Isaac Babel?

4. Who wrote At the River?

5. Where is the university student in La Volpaia heading to by train?

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